# NTSB LAX770A001: Piper PA-34, N9AZ, Santa Clara, Mexico, October 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1976
- Place: Santa Clara, Mexico · SANTA CLARA, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX770A001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX770A001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0028  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9AZ-1990-04-05), registration cancelled 1990-04-05, S/N 327540049 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19761023031379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761023031379A), Oct 23, 1976: Piper PA32300, Santa Clara, Substantial damage. Investigation under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

## Other investigations on N9AZ (2)

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 LAX86LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA001), Oct 2, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N9AZ), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX75DUJ62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ62), Mar 24, 1975: Piper PA-32 (N9AZ), Tucson, AZ, 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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