# Accident 19820827042319A: Piper PA22150, Clovis, NM, August 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1982, 09:30 local time
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4103° N, 103.1992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4103&lon=-103.1992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4827A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4827A-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 135 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FQG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820827042319A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT ATTEMPTED TURN BACK TO AIRPORT. CRASHED IN FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW82FQG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQG20), Aug 27, 1982: Piper PA-22-150 (N4827A), Clovis, NM, substantial damage

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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