FTW73DPD26

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Ojinaga, Mexico · March 10, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 10, 1973
Place
Ojinaga, Mexico · OJINAGA,MEX, MX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4138WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report April 11, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730310004989A
Case key
173520

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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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6-0005  73/3/10  NR.OJINAGA,MEX        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N4138W              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 45, 14000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OJINAGA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OJINAGA,MEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N4138W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ojinaga

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.