LAX75OL014

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · La Paz, Mexico · November 27, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 27, 1974
Place
La Paz, Mexico · LA PAZ, Mexico
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N101YTPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741127037879A
Case key
146438

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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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6-0058  74/11/27   LA PAZ,MEX          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 246
        TIME - 1533                    N101YT              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 197 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PAZ INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MULEGE,MEX                  LA PAZ,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N101YT
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
La Paz Intl

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Other investigations on N101YT · 1

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