OAK69O0013

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Mexicali, Mexico · May 25, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 25, 1968
Place
Mexicali, Mexico · MEXICALI,MEX, MX
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9269JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109698

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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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6-0036  68/5/25  NR.MEXICALI,MEX       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1800
        TIME - 1220                    N9269J              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N9269J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.