- Date
- August 7, 1978
- Place
- Hobbs, NM · HOBBS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8289PPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780807043119A
- Case key
- 139506
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4400 78/8/7 HOBBS,NM PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2029 TIME - 1730 N8289P PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 308 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOBBS,NM HOBBS,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- L & R MAIN FUEL TANKS FULL,AUX TANKS EMPTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8289P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hobbs Muni
N8289PRegistration cancelled Jul 24, 2012 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8289P · 2
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NTSB SEA90FA019Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportVancouver, WAThe pilot in command's inadequate preflight planning, pilot's attempted VFR flight into IMC conditions and the pilot's lack of instrument qualifications. Contributing to the accident was the low ceiling, fog and the pilot's lack of recent experience.NTSB UNK65X1049Accident · No injuriesClosedMidland, TX