- Date
- October 5, 1970
- Place
- Clovis, NM · CLOVIS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3946PPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158545
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3931 70/10/5 CLOVIS,N MEX PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 82 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N3946P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLCREST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLOVIS,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- ARPT NOT MAINTAINED.LDG GR CAUGHT IN TUMBLEWEEDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3946P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hillcrest
N3946PRegistration cancelled May 13, 2013 · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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