- Date
- February 25, 1980
- Place
- Hobbs, NM · HOBBS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2863NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800225005279A
- Case key
- 131914
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0525 80/2/25 HOBBS,NM PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1015 N2863N PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEA COUNTY HOBBS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CARLSBAD,NM RETURN HOBBS,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- PILOT SEAT NOT LOCKED,PILOT UNABLE TO REACH CONTROLS AND BRAKES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2863N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lea County Hobbs
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.