# NTSB FTW82DA380: Cessna 172N, N6553E, Hobbs, NM, September 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 15, 1982, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Coordinates: 32.729438, -103.159797 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7294&lon=-103.1598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA380
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71042/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA380

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PILOT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINE WHILE ON PIPELINE PATROL. A SUCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE AT HOBB, NM AIRPORT AFTER ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6553E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6553E), registered now, S/N 17272037, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17272037
- Airframe hours: 1238
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial observation, Part 91
- Operator: Griffen Flying Service
- Registered owner: Griffen Flying Service
- Departed: BORGER, TX
- Destination: NEW, NEW ORLEANS, LA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 684 total, 587 in this make and model, 581 as pilot in command, 309 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820915046589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820915046589A), Sep 15, 1982: Cessna 172N, Hobbs, NM, Substantial damage. Stalled in a steep turnaround to view a leak in a pipeline. Recovered before ground impact but hit a powerline.

## Other investigations on N6553E (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 NYC93LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA136), Jun 27, 1993: Cessna 172N (N6553E), Voluntown, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to achieve the proper touchdown point which resulted in an overrun of the runway and collision with trees. A factor is the pilot's improper compensation for the wind condition.

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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