UNK65X1219

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · El Fuerte, Mexico · January 3, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 3, 1965
Place
El Fuerte, Mexico · EL FUERTE, Mexico
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N8865WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179716

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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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6-0003   65/1/3    EL FUERTE MEXICO    PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8865W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
                                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED

Aircraft

Registration
N8865W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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