# Accident 19790523011169A: Beech C23, Clovis, NM, May 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N2142W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2142W-1983-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DQG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790523011169A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT BOUNCED AIRPLANE ON LANDING. AIRPLANE PORPOISED UNTIL NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF.

## 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 DEN79DQG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQG03), May 23, 1979: Beech C-23 (N2142W), Clovis, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2142W (1)

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

- [Accident 19800421009419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800421009419A), Apr 21, 1980: Beech C23 (N2142W), Slaton, TX, Substantial damage. Retarded throttle on liftoff, then opened it abruptly. Engine did not respond. Crash landed off end of runway.

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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