# Accident 19740513012909A: Piper PA24260, Calexico, CA, May 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1974
- Place: Calexico, CA
- Airport: Calexico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 32.6674° N, 115.5176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CALEXICO INTL (CXL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6674&lon=-115.5176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9436P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9436P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 909 total, 361 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740513012909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DIDNT REFUEL AT ENROUTE STOP. PLT UNDERSHOT LDG ATTMPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX74DUM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM31), May 13, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N9436P), Calexico, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9436P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880902036999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880902036999A), Sep 2, 1988: Piper PA24260 (N9436P), Hamilton, MT, Substantial damage. Ran a tank dry. Was unable to start due to low fuel in other tank. Made hard, gear up landing short of the runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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