- Date
- February 26, 1973
- Place
- Hermosa, Mexico · HERMOSA,MEX, MX
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9809WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730226005329A
- Case key
- 173519
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0004 73/2/26 NR.HERMOSA,MEX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 400 TIME - 1900 N9809W PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAMPICO,MEX MONTERREY,MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- INV. UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT. OF MEX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9809W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9809W · 1
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