# NTSB LAX71DVA26: Piper PA-32, N8993N, Caborca, Mexico, July 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1970
- Place: Caborca, Mexico · CABORCA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DVA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DVA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0037  70/7/17  NR.CABORCA,MEX        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8993N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FRESNO,CALIF                YUMA,ARIZ                    THERMAL,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- RAN OUT OF FUEL. DITCHED NEAR MEXICAN COAST. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8993N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8993N-1971-04-20), registration cancelled 1971-04-20, S/N 32-40876 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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