# NTSB LAX74OL072: Piper PA-34, N55334, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1974
- Place: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico · CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74OL072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74OL072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0007  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55334-1993-04-26), registration cancelled 1993-04-26, S/N 347350202 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740314006399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740314006399A), Mar 14, 1974: Piper PA34200, Ciudad Juarez, Substantial damage. Lnd on dry lake bed. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

## Other investigations on N55334 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX93FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA153), Mar 17, 1993: Piper PA-34-200 (N55334), Carpenteria, CA, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

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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