LAX770A001

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Santa Clara, Mexico · October 23, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 23, 1976
Place
Santa Clara, Mexico · SANTA CLARA, Mexico
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9AZPiper PA-34
Status
Completed · report December 9, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761023031379A
Case key
157036

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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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6-0028  76/10/23 NR.SANTA CLARA,MEX    PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 250
        TIME - 2000                    N9AZ                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA              SANTA CLARA,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER  JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N9AZ
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N9AZ · 2

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