# NTSB DEN80DQG04: Piper PA-28, N2863N, Hobbs, NM, February 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1980
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131914
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DQG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DQG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0525  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800225005279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800225005279A), Feb 25, 1980: Piper PA28181, Hobbs, NM, Substantial damage. Seat slid backwards during taxi for takeoff. Pilot unable to reach controls. Airplane ran into a ditch.

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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