# NTSB LAX76FUJ61: Piper PA-28, N55173, Nogales, AZ, February 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1976
- Place: Nogales, AZ · NOGALES, AZ
- Location: 31.3619° N, 110.9348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nogales, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3619&lon=-110.9348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUJ61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0571  76/2/22    NOGALES,AZ          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N55173              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOGALES INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOGALES,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TEMPERATURE TOO LOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           65                                                      135
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           17                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NR 2 CYL WALL GROOVED,TOP PISTON RING BROKEN. LND IN DIRECT R X-WIND GUSTING TO 34K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55173](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55173), registered now, S/N 28-7305327, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nogales 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 19760222005789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760222005789A), Feb 22, 1976: Piper PA28180, Nogales, AZ, Substantial damage. Nr 2 cyl wall grooved,top piston ring broken. Lnd in direct r x-wind gusting to 34K.

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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