# NTSB FTW72DRG99: Piper PA-34, N4551T, Tijuana, Mexico, June 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1972
- Place: Tijuana, Mexico · TIJUANA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRG99
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG99

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0025  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4551T-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N 34-7250131, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Tijuana Intl

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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