# Accident 20130224003389A: Piper PA-28-140, Coxumel, February 24, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2013, 09:00 local time
- Place: Coxumel
- Airport: Cozumel International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.5393° N, 86.8466° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.5393&lon=-86.8466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44418, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44418-2018-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13WA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130224003389A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 24, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 LOCAL TIME, N44418 WAS ON APPROACH TO COZUMEL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  IT WAS REPORTED BY DGAC OF MEXICO THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.  THE ACCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE DGAC OF MEXICO AND THE FAA

## 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 CEN13WA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA180), Feb 24, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N44418), Cozumel, 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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