# NTSB OAK73DVD36: Piper PA-24, N9468P, Mazatlan, Mexico, May 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1973
- Place: Mazatlan, Mexico · MAZATLAN,SINA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0018  73/5/11    MAZATLAN,SINA,MEX   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1050
        TIME - 0900                    N9468P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 790 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAZATLAN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUERTO VALLARTA,MEX         HERMOSILLO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9468P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9468P), registered now, S/N 24-4978, built 1971 (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 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mazatlan Intl

## 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 19730511011999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511011999A), May 11, 1973: Piper PA24260, Mazatlan,Sina, Substantial damage. Invest under the jurisdiction of the mexican government.

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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