# NTSB LAX75OL004: Piper PA-24, N5403P, La Paz, Mexico, May 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1974
- Place: La Paz, Mexico · LA PAZ,BC, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201507
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75OL004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75OL004-201507

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0047  74/5/25    LA PAZ,BC,MEX       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 583
        TIME - 1818                    N5403P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PAZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         LA PAZ,BC,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5403P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5403P), registered now, S/N 24-457, built 1958 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Paz

## 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 19740525031189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740525031189A), May 25, 1974: Piper PA24250, La Paz,Bc, Substantial damage. 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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