# Accident 19980628015079A: Cessna 175, Clovis, NM, June 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1998, 00:05 local time
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Airport: Clovis Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4094° N, 103.2000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4094&lon=-103.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7366M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7366M-2017-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980628015079A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK A POWER LINE AND CRASHED, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ, ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23) THE PILOT FLEW THROUGH POWER LINES WHILE ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 4 AT CLOVIS, NM. AFTER THE POWER LINES WERE SEVERED, THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, AIRPORT LIGHTS, AND SURROUNDING AREA LIGHTS WENT OUT.  A WITNESS SAW THE AIRPLANE FLYING AN ESTIMATED 4 FEET OFF THE GROUND, AND THEN HEARD, AND THEN SAW THE AIRCRAFT ADD POWER AND INITIATE A GO-AROUND.  THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND IN A DESCENDING TURN IN A CORNFIELD ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT IN FLAT TERRAIN.

## 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 FTW98FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA287), Jun 28, 1998: Cessna 175 (N7366M), Clovis, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance and the proper landing glide path. Also causal was his loss of aircraft control during an attempted go-around. Factors were the dark night…

## Other reports on N7366M (1)

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

- [Accident 19731205039639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731205039639A), Dec 5, 1973: Cessna 175 (N7366M), Cherry Lake, FL, Substantial damage. Acft l horizontal stabilizer struck fence post aftr l/o.plt cont flt lndd without further dmg.

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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