UNK69X0146

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Nueva Rosita, Mexico · September 5, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1969
Place
Nueva Rosita, Mexico · NUEVA ROSITA, Mexico
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6840WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148076

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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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6-0065   69/9/5    NUEVA ROSITA,MEX    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 250
        TIME - 0130                    N6840W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAGLE PASS,TEX              LAREDO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- UNDER JURISDICTION OF MEXICAN GOVT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6840W
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.