CAN73A0904

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28-R · Dorchester Ont, Mexico · June 30, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 30, 1972
Place
Dorchester Ont, Mexico · DORCHESTER ONT, Mexico
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7649JPiper PA28-R
Status
Completed · report March 22, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118291

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0042  72/6/30    DORCHESTER ONT      PIPER PA28-R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 127
        TIME - 1130                    N7649J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDSOR,ONT                 LONDON,ONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.GEN INFLT BREAKUP.

Aircraft

Registration
N7649J
Reported as
Piper PA28-R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.