LAX74OL072

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Ciudad Juarez, Mexico · March 14, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 14, 1974
Place
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico · CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N55334Piper PA-34
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740314006399A
Case key
173442

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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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6-0007  74/3/14  NR.CIUDAD JUAREZ,MEX  PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0820                    N55334              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  41, 11705 TOTAL HOURS, 13
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEMING,N MEX                CHIHUAHUA,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON DRY LAKE BED.INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N55334
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N55334 · 1

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