# NTSB FTW71DRG16: Piper PA-24, N112WS, S.Luis Gonzga, Mexico, July 30, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1970
- Place: S.Luis Gonzga, Mexico · S.LUIS GONZGA, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0040  70/7/30    S.LUIS GONZGA,MEX   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 433
        TIME - 1050                    N112WS              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUNTA FINAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIJUANA,MEX                 S.LUIS GONZGA,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N112WS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N112WS), registered now, S/N 24-2765, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Punta Final

## Other investigations on N112WS (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW99LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA073), Feb 7, 1999: Piper PA-24-250 (N112WS), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The hard landing as a result of the pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the landing flare.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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