FTW68O0010

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Zempoala, Mexico · November 19, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 19, 1967
Place
Zempoala, Mexico · ZEMPOALA,MEX, MX
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5372PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112523

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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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6-0108  67/11/19   ZEMPOALA,MEX        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 416
        TIME - 0845                    N5372P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 307 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF MEXICO GOVT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5372P
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.