# NTSB DEN71DQG40: Piper PA-22, N3946P, Clovis, NM, October 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 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 July 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DQG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3946P-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 22-3621, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hillcrest

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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