FTW74ORG72

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · San Juan, Mexico · February 4, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 4, 1974
Place
San Juan, Mexico · SAN JUAN, Mexico
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N15153Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 8, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740204014719A
Case key
186643

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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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6-0013   74/2/4  NR.SAN JUAN,MEX       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 4000
        TIME - 1400                    N15153              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCALLEN,TEX                SAN JUAN,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO

Aircraft

Registration
N15153
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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