# NTSB UNK71X0105: Piper PA-31, N121VC, El Dorado, Mexico, February 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1971
- Place: El Dorado, Mexico · EL DORADO, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK71X0105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK71X0105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0034   71/2/6    EL DORADO,MEX       PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 1700
        TIME - 1530                    N121VC              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BORREGO,CALIF               CULICAN,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N121VC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121VC-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 31-623, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N121VC (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 ANC78DA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA010), Jan 16, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N121VC), Scammon Bay, AK, 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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