# NTSB LAX75OL014: Piper PA-28, N101YT, La Paz, Mexico, November 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1974
- Place: La Paz, Mexico · LA PAZ, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75OL014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75OL014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0058  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101YT), registered now, S/N 28-7310080, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (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 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 19741127037879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741127037879A), Nov 27, 1974: Piper PA28235, La Paz, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

## Other investigations on N101YT (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 LAX77FUG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG27), Jan 30, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N101YT), Riverside, CA, substantial damage

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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