# NTSB UNK69X0146: Piper PA-28, N6840W, Nueva Rosita, Mexico, September 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1969
- Place: Nueva Rosita, Mexico · NUEVA ROSITA, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK69X0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0146

## 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   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6840W-2021-04-21), registration cancelled 2021-04-21, S/N 28-20983, 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 O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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