FTW72DRG99

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Tijuana, Mexico · June 14, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1972
Place
Tijuana, Mexico · TIJUANA,MEX, MX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4551TPiper PA-34
Status
Completed · report February 21, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118237

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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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6-0025  72/6/14    TIJUANA,MEX         PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 5135
        TIME - 1200                    N4551T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  TIJUANA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULLERTON,CALIF             ENSENADA,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N4551T
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tijuana Intl

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.