# NTSB UNK68X0132: Piper PA-28, N6692W, Tampico, Mexico, April 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1968
- Place: Tampico, Mexico · TAMPICO,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK68X0132
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0132

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0065  68/4/17    TAMPICO,MEX         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1720                    N6692W              PX-  0  0  1  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      1500 TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6692W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6692W-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 28-20800, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6692W (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 MIA66D0459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0459), Mar 20, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6692W), Opa Locka, FL, 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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