FTW74DRG40

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Mexico City, Mexico · November 29, 1973

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 29, 1973
Place
Mexico City, Mexico · MEXICO CITY, Mexico
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5872UPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 28, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731129038239A
Case key
187335

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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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6-0055  73/11/29 NR.MEXICO CITY,MEX    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1100                    N5872U              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N5872U
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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