# NTSB LAX780A004: Piper PA-24, N8772P, Los Barriles, Mexico, March 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1978
- Place: Los Barriles, Mexico · LOS BARRILES, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX780A004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX780A004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0002  78/3/19    LOS BARRILES,MEX    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 526
        TIME - 1800                    N8772P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 206 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMAS DE CORTEZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MULEGE BAJA CAL,MEX         LOS BARRILES,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8772P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8772P-2014-12-01), registration cancelled 2014-12-01, S/N 24-4223 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palmas De Cortez

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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