# NTSB LAX74OL076: Piper PA-24, N6744P, Mexicali, Mexico, April 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1974
- Place: Mexicali, Mexico · MEXICALI,BC,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173507
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74OL076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74OL076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6744P), registered now, S/N 24-1872 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Mexicali Intl

## 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 19740421009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421009849A), Apr 21, 1974: Piper PA24250, Mexicali,Bc, Substantial damage. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the govt of Mexico.

## Other investigations on N6744P (2)

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 LAX07CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA178), May 28, 2007: Piper PA-24-250 (N6744P), Mammoth Lakes, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to ensure that the runway was clear of other aircraft before takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC06LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA041), Mar 30, 2006: Piper PA-24-250 (N6744P), Mammoth Lake, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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