Plane Crash List

Piper PA-25B N3MC

23 April 1977 · Clovis, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 April 1977 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-25B registered N3MC, operated by Flying Double, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Clovis, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Clovis, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-25B
Registration
N3MC
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Flying Double
Operating rule
Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight
Crop Control Related Flight
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Spray Strip → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1161

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SPRAY PUMP CAME LOOSE, LND ON DIRT ROAD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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