# NTSB LAX87WA216: Piper PA-30, N7077Y, Mexicali, Mexico, May 24, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 23, 1987, 20:00 local (May 24, 1987, 03:00 UTC)
- Place: Mexicali, Mexico
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX87WA216
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25711/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87WA216

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7077Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7077Y-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 30-91, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Nelson, Robert L.
- Departed: MEXICALI
- Destination: UNK
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## Other investigations on N7077Y (1)

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 OAK79DVG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG61), Jul 15, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N7077Y), Smartville, CA, 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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