# NTSB DEN71DQG31: Piper PA-25, N4483Y, Clovis, NM, August 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1970
- Place: Clovis, NM · CLOVIS, NM
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DQG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3485  70/8/22  NR.CLOVIS,N MEX       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2000
        TIME - 0620                    N4483Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CLOVIS,N MEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- R MLG ATTACH BRACKET FAILED. STRUT LOOSE IN BRACKET. ACFT HAD 397 HRS SINCE LAST INSPECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4483Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4483Y-1990-06-12), registration cancelled 1990-06-12, S/N 254142 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4483Y (2)

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 LAX69D0094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0094), Jun 16, 1968: Piper PA-25 (N4483Y), Maryvale, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX68D0233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0233), Nov 22, 1967: Piper PA-25 (N4483Y), Litchfield, AZ, substantial damage

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.

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