# NTSB DEN80DQG03: Cessna 206, N735VE, Hobbs, NM, December 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1979
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DQG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DQG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3858   79/12/9   HOBBS,NM            CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0400                    N735VE              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 3284 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            805 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              HOBBS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- IMPACTED 1/2-3/4MI RIGHT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N735VE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735VE-2013-08-28), registration cancelled 2013-08-28, S/N U20604969, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (registry code 2073357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lea County

## 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 19791209036059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209036059A), Dec 9, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Hobbs, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot descended below dh during ILS approach in zero zero weather. Hit ground 1/2 mi parallel & right of runway.

## Other investigations on N735VE (1)

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 DEN89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA087), Mar 13, 1989: Cessna TU206G (N735VE), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WHILE CONDUCTING A CROSSWIND TAKEOFF.

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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