FTW68O0003

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Mexico City, Mexico · August 27, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 27, 1967
Place
Mexico City, Mexico · MEXICO CITY, Mexico
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N7473PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113422

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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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6-0087  67/8/27    MEXICO CITY,MEX     PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 550
        TIME - 1100                    N7473P              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF MEXICO GOVT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7473P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
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.