# Accident 19740525031189A: Piper PA24250, La Paz,Bc, May 25, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1974
- Place: La Paz,Bc
- Airport: La Paz
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Aircraft: N5403P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5403P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 583 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75OL004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75OL004-201507) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740525031189A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX75OL004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75OL004-201507), May 25, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N5403P), La Paz, Mexico, substantial damage

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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