# NTSB UNK69X0111: Piper PA-24, N7839P, Santa Rosalia, Mexico, February 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1969
- Place: Santa Rosalia, Mexico · SANTA ROSALIA, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK69X0111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0031  69/2/20    SANTA ROSALIA,MEX   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 442
        TIME - 1600                    N7839P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA ROSALIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICALI,MEX                PUNTA CHIVATO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO. STRUCK HUMP ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7839P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7839P-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 24-3061, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Santa Rosalia

## Other investigations on N7839P (2)

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 FTW80FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA126), Sep 29, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N7839P), Hot Springs, AR, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB LAX68D0190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0190), Oct 18, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7839P), Bermda Duns, CA, 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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