- Date
- June 21, 1966
- Place
- Tampico, Mexico · TAMPICO, Mexico
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7342PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122317
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0040 66/6/21 NR.TAMPICO MEX PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 975 TIME - 1400 N7342P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA GERTRUDAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7342P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Gertrudas
N7342PRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2007 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N7342P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX05FA271Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPomona, CAA loss of engine power during the landing approach due to fuel starvation caused by debris and corrosion in the carburetor assembly. A factor contributing to the accident was the failure of the owner to comply with the manufacturer's service bulletin…NTSB LAX77DUG49Accident · No injuriesClosedRialto, CA