UNK73X0102

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Tepic, Mexico · November 26, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 26, 1972
Place
Tepic, Mexico · TEPIC,MEX, MX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4860LPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169742

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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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6-0070  72/11/26 NR.TEPIC,MEX          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1200
        TIME - 1400                    N4860L              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS MOCHIS,MEX             TEPIC,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N4860L
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.