HOBBS ARMY AIR FIELD, NM
ACCIDENT LISTING

USAAF/USAF AIRCRAFT 1918-1955

This list represents aircraft accidents involving aircraft assigned to this station or the vicinity before a permanent airport was built. We have worked to index as many as possible, but there are still many more that are missing, incomplete or erroneous. We will continue to add additional records as time permits. This page contains both minor and major aircraft accidents that occured both on and off of flying fields.

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DATE	PILOT	AC	SN	LOCATION
421030	L'ECLUSE, CARROLL A	AT-11	42-36852	HOBBS-CARLSBAD HWY 62, NM
421102	KUENTZEL, WARD A	P-38F	41-7526	ORANGE CO AP, CA
421102	NONE	AT-11	41-27641	ORANGE CO AP, CA
430221	CHAPLICK, F G	B-17F	42-5308	HOBBS AAF, NM
430311	NILSSON, JACK A	B-17F	42-5719	MINERAL WELLS 4 MI S, TX
430319	MCLONEY, NELSON H	B-17F	42-5785	HOBBS AAF, NM
430326	COX, EUGENE W	B-17D	40-3065	LEBANON 9 MI NE, OH
430401	TRAPP, N A	B-17F	42-3001	KELLY FIELD, TX
430430	SALGADO, DANIEL R	AT-6A	41-521	HOBBS AAF, NM
430531	PRENDERGAST, ALBERT C	B-17F	42-3196	KELLY FIELD, TX
430602	FLORA, WALTER	B-17F	42-3201	HOBBS AAF, NM
430607	MELTON, DORSEY B	B-17F	42-3197	HOBBS AAF, NM
430626	MARONEY, G J	B-17F	42-3028	HOBBS AAF, NM
430703	LINDBLAD, R C	B-17F	42-29610	HOBBS AAF, NM
430707	PEASE, HARLAN C	B-17F	42-29576	KELLY FIELD, TX
430709	LINDVALL, DONALD E	B-17F	42-3193	CARLSBAD AAF, NM
430801	SINGER, ROBERT R	B-17F	42-30101	HOUSTON, TX
430820	RIDLEN, RICHARD A	B-17F	42-30101	HOBBS AAF 13 MI NE, NM
430825	RIDDIFORD, MILTON S	B-17F	42-29599	HOBBS AUX 1, NM
430905	UMSTED, WILLIAM P	B-17F	42-29599	LAKE CORMORANT, MS
430908	CONVERSE, ROBERT F	B-17F	42-29990	HOBBS AAF 8 MI NE, NM
430911	FESTERSEN, JOSEPH A	B-17F	42-29855	AMARILLO AAF, TX
431001	BILBY, JOHN R	AT-6A	41-157	CAMP HOOD, TX
431004	HAYNES, WILLIAM D	B-17F	42-29212	HOBBS AAF, NM
431012	BORDNER, CHARLES W	B-17F	42-5269	HOBBS AAF, NM
431016	CHAMBERLIN, ERTEL S	B-17F	42-5211	HOBBS AAF, NM
431019	COMSTOCK, VIRGIL E	B-17F	42-3421	HOBBS AAF 5 MI SW, NM
431028	BUDDENBAUM, JOHN H	B-17F	42-30077	HOBBS AAF, NM
431028	BUDDENBAUM, JOHN H	B-17F	42-5118	HOBBS AAF, NM
431201	FORY, GEORGE P	B-17F	42-3208	HOBBS AAF 1 MI N, NM
431202	GAFFNEY, JOHN E	B-17F	42-29563	POTLATCH 2 MI N, ID
431219	HILL, ODEE	B-17F	42-3204	HOBBS AAF 1 MI E, NM
431230	JEFFERSON, JARRY E	B-17F	42-3197	HOBBS AAF, NM
440104	KOONS, PAUL R	B-17F	42-5210	HOBBS AAF, NM
440119	HILL, THOMAS K	B-17F	42-3028	HOBBS AUX 1, NM
440122	HENDRICKSON, W E	B-17F	42-5205	TINKER FIELD, OK
440123	FLOWERS, SELWYN D	UC-78B	42-71712	ROUND ROCK 4 MI N, TX
440124	APPERSON, LELAND B	B-17F	42-3201	BROWN FIELD 4 MI NE, TX
440125	RUSSELL, ROBERT E	B-17F	42-6154	HOBBS AUX 1, NM
440302	HANSEN, ARNOLD	B-17G	42-31849	EL PASO AP, TX
440313	EASLEY, EDWIN D	B-17F	42-6115	HOBBS AUX 4, NM
440319	AUSTIN, LOYAL V	B-17F	42-3200	HOBBS AAF, NM
440420	RICH, JOHN F	B-17G	42-31850	HOBBS AAF, NM
440422	GREENFIELD, JACK V	B-17F	42-29551	HOBBS AAF, NM
440422	DALTON, TOM H	B-17F	42-30116	HOBBS AAF, NM
440423	NEWHA, JOHN	B-17F	42-3450	HOBBS AUX 3, NM
440425	DEGRASSI, ALBERTO H	B-17F	42-29968	TINKER FIELD, OK
440426	DOWLING, PAUL T	B-17F	42-3203	HOBBS AAF, NM
440505		B-17G	42-31686	NEW MEXICO
440510	BLACKNER, JAMES B	B-17F	42-31006	SALT FLATS 20 MI SW, TX
440511	BORDNER, CHARLES W	B-17G	42-102894	HOBBS AAF, NM
440517	HENDRICKSON, WILLIAM E, JR	B-17F	42-30116	HOBBS AAF, NM
440528	SMYTH, JAMES K	AT-6C	42-3964	KIRTLAND FIELD, NM
440531	BICKETT, KENNETH R	B-17G	42-31850	HOBBS AAF, NM
440614	HAMANN, GILBERTY E	B-17G	42-31792	HOBBS AAF, NM
440620	HAMMOND, ROBERT L	B-17G	44-6066	HOBBS AFB 10 MI NE, NM
440625	BRAIDIE, WALTER F	B-17F	42-29551	HOBBS AAF, NM
440724	ECONOMOS, JACK W	B-17G	42-30991	NEW MEXICO
440724	LOFTUS, JOSEPH P	B-17G	44-8066	NEW MEXICO
440801	SHENK, MARTIN L	B-17G	42-102895	HOBBS AAF, NM
440802	RASCHKE, HENRY J	B-17G	44-8068	HOBBS AAF 6 MI NE, NM
440818	YUENGER, ROBERT L	B-17G	44-8064	TINKER FIELD, OK
440921	ARCHER, JOHN H	AT-6C	42-4043	NEW MEXICO
440924	BARCLAY, DONALD L	B-17F	42-5228	TINKER FIELD, OK
441018	BRUSTIN, SIDNEY	B-17F	42-29968	NEW MEXICO
441020	SMITH, EDWARD H	B-17F	42-29908	NEW MEXICO
441023	HAMANN, GILBERT E J	B-17F	42-29924	NEW MEXICO
441024	WOLFORD, ROY V	B-17G	42-102894	NEW MEXICO
450116	REARDON, DENNIS W	B-17F	42-30965	HOBBS AAF, NM
450130	HARPER, LESLIE W	B-17G	42-102894	NEW MEXICO
450212	KURAN, MATHEW A	B-17G	44-8070	NEW MEXICO
450313	CLAGETT, S M	B-17F	42-29980	NEW MEXICO
450313	CLAGETT, S M	AT-11	42-36956	NEW MEXICO
450313	LAUDERMILK, BERT	AT-11	42-36956	HOBBS AAF, NM
450331	GUTCHESS, ROBERT H	AT-6C	42-3964	OKLAHOMA
450427	GALLAGHER, LOUIS S	B-17F	42-30124	HOBBS AUX 1, NM
450502	TUNNEY, ROBERT W	AT-11	41-27397	KELLY FIELD, TX
450502	LEMMONS, CLEATUS G	B-17F	42-29759	HOBBS AAF, NM
450504	ANDING, MARVIN E	B-17F	42-6157	HOBBS AAF, NM
450505	HACKWORTH, EDGAR W	B-17F	42-29969	HOBBS AAF, NM
450516	FARRIS, THOMAS J	B-17F	42-30978	HOBBS AAF, NM
450516	SIM, JOSEPH M	B-17G	44-8064	HOBBS AAF, NM
450521	QUINTIN, OSCAR J	B-17G	44-6068	HOBBS AAF, NM
450522	HILTON, JACK B	B-17F	42-30877	HOBBS AAF, NM
450526	DONNELL, WOODROW W	AT-11	42-36974	ECHEVERRIA FIELD, AZ
450529	CALHOUN, GRANT A	B-17F	42-29977	HOBBS AAF, NM
450529	PARKED	B-17F	42-5785	HOBBS AAF, NM
450608	CHAMBERS, CHARLES R	B-17G	42-31942	HOBBS AAF, NM
450620	ECKLEY VINCENT D	AT-11	42-36951	HOBBS AAF, NM
450720	HOLF, JOHN M	B-17F	42-30098	ALTUS AAF, OK
450721	ELLISON, DONALD A	B-17G	42-102902	HOBBS AAF, NM
450724	KSIENIEWICZ, CHARLES S	B-17G	42-31940	HOBBS AAF 3.5 MI W, NM
450812	KLINT, WILBUR	B-17G	42-102894	HOBBS AAF, NM
451203	VESOWATE, JOHN W	AT-6C	41-32199	SEAGRAVES 7.5MI W, TX
460304	PARKED	A-26B	41-39512	HOBBS AAF, NM
460304	WITT, THOMAS F	AT-7	42-56851	HOBBS AAF, NM
460304	PARKED	A-26B	43-22540	HOBBS AAF, NM
460315	BLASDELL, HERBERT G	A-26B	41-39474	GRENADA AAF 3 MI N, MS
460701	BISSETT, FRANK W	AT-6F	44-81912	HOBBS AAF, NM
460828	STAFF, JOSEPH G	AT-6D	42-85566	HOBBS AAF 27 MI NW, NM
461008	ADAMS, CHARLES J	P-51H	44-64426	WILLIAMS FIELD, AZ
461018	SCHMIDT, WILLIAM E	P-51H	44-64483	MCCLELLAN FIELD, CA
461224	KLOSE, BENJAMIN B	A-26B	41-39449	HOBBS AAF, NM
470204	SMITH, LEON A	P-51D	44-74457	HOBBS AAF, NM
470512	PIERDOLLA, HERBERT	A-26C	43-22713	HOBBS AAF, NM
470529	PARKED	A-26C	43-22735	HOBBS AAF, NM
470529	BAUCH, BILLIE H	UC-45F	44-47628	HOBBS AAF, NM
470607	COUGHLIN, LAWRENCE E	A-26B	41-39264	KIRTLAND FIELD, NM
470624	SMITH, JAMES W	A-26C	44-35393	HOBBS AAF, NM
470710	MOORHEAD, ELLIOTT S JR	P-51H	44-64370	HOBBS AAF, NM