# NTSB DEN79FQG04: Piper PA-28, N8289P, Hobbs, NM, August 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1978
- Place: Hobbs, NM · HOBBS, NM
- Location: 32.7305° N, 103.1614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobbs, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7305&lon=-103.1614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FQG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8289P-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N 24-3542, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hobbs Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780807043119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807043119A), Aug 7, 1978: Piper PA24400, Hobbs, NM, Substantial damage. L & r main fuel tanks full,aux tanks empty.

## Other investigations on N8289P (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA90FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA019), Nov 19, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N8289P), Vancouver, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE 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…
- [NTSB UNK65X1049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1049), Dec 19, 1964: Piper PA24 (N8289P), Midland, TX, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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