# NTSB LAX74OL034: Piper PA-28, N8761W, Buena Vista, Mexico, September 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1973
- Place: Buena Vista, Mexico · BUENA VISTA, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74OL034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74OL034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0044  73/9/10    BUENA VISTA,MEX     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 241
        TIME - 0830                    N8761W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHO BUENA VIST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUENA VISTA,MEX             POMONA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED ENG,WAS HIT BY PROP.ACFT RAN INTO FENCE.INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8761W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8761W), registered now, S/N 28-10301, built 1964 (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
- Airport: Rancho Buena Vist

## 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 19730910043059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730910043059A), Sep 10, 1973: Piper PA28235, Buena Vista, Substantial damage. Plt propped eng,was hit by prop. Acft ran into fence. Invest 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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