Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28 N4860L

26 November 1972 · Tepic, Mexico · No injuries

Summary

On 26 November 1972 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N4860L, operated by Valley Flying, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tepic, Mexico. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Tepic, Mexico
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28
Registration
N4860L
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Valley Flying
Operating rule
Flying Club
Purpose of flight
Corporate/Executive
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Los Mochis, Mex → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0070

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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