# NTSB FTW74ORG72: Piper PA-28, N15153, San Juan, Mexico, February 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1974
- Place: San Juan, Mexico · SAN JUAN, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186643
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74ORG72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74ORG72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0013   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15153), registered now, S/N 28-7310016, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740204014719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740204014719A), Feb 4, 1974: Piper PA28235, San Juan, Substantial damage. 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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