# NTSB DEN79DQG03: Beech C-23, N2142W, Clovis, NM, May 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1979
- 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 August 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DQG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1484  79/5/23    CLOVIS,NM           BEECH C-23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N2142W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVIS MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SLAYTON,TX                  CLOVIS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2142W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2142W-1983-08-02), registration cancelled 1983-08-02, S/N M-1515 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clovis Municipal

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790523011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790523011169A), May 23, 1979: Beech C23, Clovis, NM, Substantial damage. Student pilot bounced airplane on landing. Airplane porpoised until nose gear sheared off.

## Other investigations on N2142W (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 FTW80FQG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG15), Apr 21, 1980: Beech C23 (N2142W), Slaton, TX, 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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