# Accident 19770906027949A: Piper PA24260, Clovis, NM, September 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1977
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Airport: Clovis, Nm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.4386° N, 103.1942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clovis, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4386&lon=-103.1942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9042P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9042P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB UNK77X0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK77X0110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770906027949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THROTTLE SWITCH LOOSE,HORN WOULD NOT ACTIVATE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 UNK77X0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK77X0110), Sep 6, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N9042P), Clovis, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9042P (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040915025909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040915025909I), Sep 15, 2004: Piper PA24260 (N9042P), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that the aircraft engine oversped to about 3,500 RPM and stopped producing thrust. He said that oil collected on windshield and…
- [Incident 19940924036359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940924036359I), Sep 24, 1994: Piper PA24260 (N9042P), Clovos, NM, Minor damage. Forgot extend landing gear for landing. Props hit runway. Went around,put gear down and landed normal.
- [Incident 19810628051929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628051929I), Jun 28, 1981: Piper PA24260 (N9042P), Clovis, NM, Minor damage. Door came open in pattern, noise and confusion obscured gear horn landed gear up.
- [Incident 19800802067669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802067669I), Aug 2, 1980: Piper PA24260 (N9042P), Bowie, TX, Minor damage. Loss of fuel flow, engine stopped, landed on highway. Fuel injector system plugged with trash.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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