FTW68O0004

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
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N9066PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113421

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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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6-0086  67/8/27    MEXICO CITY,MEX     PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N9066P              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 55, 8700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
                                                                    *ERROR-INVALID CODE*: *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF MEXICO GOVT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9066P
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.