LAX73OL002

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Culiacan, Mexico · September 6, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 6, 1972
Place
Culiacan, Mexico · CULIACAN,MEX, MX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5752UPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168704

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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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6-0048   72/9/6    CULIACAN,MEX        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N5752U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPO GOBIERNO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUAMUCHIL,MEX               CULIACAN,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE MEXICAN GOVT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5752U
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Campo Gobierno

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.