Piper PA-31 N7245L

Summary

On 19 March 1975 at about 00:45 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N7245L, operated by Abilene Aero I, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hobbs, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 March 1975 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Hobbs, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-31

Registration

N7245L

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Abilene Aero I

Operating rule

Fixed Base Operator

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Whites City, Nm → S

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night (Moonlight-Bright)

NTSB number

3-0635

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT POS BOTH FUEL SEL OFF.SET UP FORCED LDG, THENCAUGHT ERROR.REGAINED PWR AT TOO LOW ALT.HIT WIRE

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.