# NTSB FTW77OA004: Piper PA-28R, N3569Q, Cautrocienega, Mexico, June 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1977
- Place: Cautrocienega, Mexico · CAUTROCIENEGA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77OA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77OA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0018  77/6/17    CAUTROCIENEGA,MEX   PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1800                    N3569Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNDER JURISDICTION OF MEXICAN GOVT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3569Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3569Q), registered now, S/N 28R-7703115, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, 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 19770617017589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770617017589A), Jun 17, 1977: Piper PA28R, Cautrocienega, Destroyed. Under jurisdiction of mexican govt

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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