- Date
- April 21, 1974
- Place
- Mexicali, Mexico · MEXICALI,BC,MEX, MX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6744PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740421009849A
- Case key
- 173507
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0007 74/4/21 MEXICALI,BC,MEX PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 931 TIME - 0845 N6744P PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - MEXICALI INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAY OF LOS ANGELES MEXICALI,BC,MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6744P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Mexicali Intl
N6744PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6744P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX07CA178Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMammoth Lakes, CAthe pilot's failure to ensure that the runway was clear of other aircraft before takeoff.NTSB ANC06LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMammoth Lake, CAThe collapse of the right main landing gear during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and an on-ground encounter with a snowbank. A factor associated with the accident was other maintenance personnel's inadequate inspection of the…