Piper PA-32 N56662

24 July 1974 · Mazatlan, Mexico · Minor injuries

Summary

On 24 July 1974 at about 09:45 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N56662, operated by Air Haven, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Mazatlan, Mexico. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 24 July 1974 at 09:45
Classification: Accident
Location: Mazatlan, Mexico
Nearest airport: Strip
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Piper PA-32
Registration: N56662
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Air Haven
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Z
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 6-0044

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	0	2	0

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.

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INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

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No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 6-0044, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
29 Jan 1974	Piper PA-32 N3793W	Cleveland, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Heck Flying SE	Minor injuries	-
9 Sep 1974	Piper PA-32 N4088W	New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 May 1974	Piper PA-32 N3764W	Hayesville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Feb 1974	Piper PA-32 N56508	Cherokee, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Coast Acoustic	Minor injuries	-
16 Jan 1974	Piper PA-32 N3677W	Memphis, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
1 Sep 1974	Piper PA-32 N5503J	McConnelsvle, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Condor Flying	Fatal	6

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26 Jan 1974	Beechcraft S35 N5838K	Lapesca, Mexico no coordinates	S-P Charters I	No injuries	-
9 Feb 1974	Breezy Tcd 11BR N11WT	Guerrero, Mexico no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
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