# NTSB FTW74DRA15: Piper PA-28, N5198L, Empalme, Mexico, July 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1973
- Place: Empalme, Mexico · EMPALME,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0034  73/7/31  NR.EMPALME,MEX        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1250
        TIME - 0940                    N5198L              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5198L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5198L-1973-10-04), registration cancelled 1973-10-04, S/N 28-4488 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730731027059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730731027059A), Jul 31, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Empalme, Destroyed. Investigation under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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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