# NTSB LAX70FUM01: Piper PA-31, N9226Y, Calexico, CA, January 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1970
- Place: Calexico, CA · CALEXICO, CA
- Location: 32.6849° N, 115.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calexico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6849&lon=-115.4947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0346  70/1/17    CALEXICO,CALIF      PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2055
        TIME - 1705                    N9226Y              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 355 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALEXICO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICALI,MEX                CALEXICO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- NOSE GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9226Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Calexico

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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