# NTSB UNK73X0113: Piper PA-31, N3105E, Chihuahua Cty, Mexico, May 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1973
- Place: Chihuahua Cty, Mexico · CHIHUAHUA CTY, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK73X0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0083   73/5/3  NR.CHIHUAHUA CTY,MEX  PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 24100
        TIME - 0900                    N3105E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEMING,N MEX               CHIHUAHUA CTY,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- L ENG FAILED ON ROTATION.FIRE AFTER IMPACT.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.INVEST JURISDICTION MEXICAN GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3105E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3105E-1973-07-20), registration cancelled 1973-07-20, S/N 313 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (registry code 7103103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Private Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730503011949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730503011949A), May 3, 1973: Piper PA31T1, Chihuahua Cty, Destroyed. L eng failed on rotation. Fire after impact. Injury index presumed. Invest jurisdiction mexican govt.

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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