# NTSB FTW71DRG47: Piper PA-28, N9395W, Rancho S.J., Mexico, October 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1970
- Place: Rancho S.J., Mexico · RANCHO S.J., Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0048  70/10/31   RANCHO S.J.,MEX     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N9395W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 293 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUAYMAS AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HERMOSILLO,MEX              GUAYMAS,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9395W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9395W-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N 28-11092, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (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: Guaymas Airport

## Other investigations on N9395W (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 MKC78FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA038), May 19, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N9395W), Scott City, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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