# NTSB FTW71DRG91: Piper PA-28, N6366W, Ensenada, Mexico, March 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1971
- Place: Ensenada, Mexico · ENSENADA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG91
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG91

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0016   71/3/4    ENSENADA,MEX        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 500
        TIME - 1600                    N6366W              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIKES SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUERTECITOS,MEX             ENSENADA,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6366W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mikes Sky Ranch

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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