# NTSB LAX93WA145: Piper PA-28-235, N166DP, Loreto, Mexico, February 27, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 27, 1993, 00:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place: Loreto, Mexico
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX93WA145
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27998/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93WA145

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N166DP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166DP-1994-11-10), registration cancelled 1994-11-10, S/N 2810839 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-10839
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Pfeiffer, Kent D.
- Departed: UNKNOWN
- Destination: UNKNOWN

## Weather

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

## 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 19930227004599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930227004599A), Feb 27, 1993: Piper PA28235, Loreto, Mexico, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Crashed into a mountain.

## Other investigations on N166DP (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 FTW69D0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0012-201675), Dec 30, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N166DP), Mulege, Mexico, 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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