# NTSB LAX76O0009: Piper PA-24, N7888P, Palenque, Mexico, December 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1975
- Place: Palenque, Mexico · PALENQUE,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76O0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76O0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0073  75/12/26   PALENQUE,MEX        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 831
        TIME - 1230                    N7888P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 629 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALENQUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHETAMUL,MEX                PALENQUE,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7888P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7888P-1976-05-28), registration cancelled 1976-05-28, S/N 24-3117 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palenque

## 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 19751226039549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751226039549A), Dec 26, 1975: Piper PA24250, Palenque, 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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