Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-24 N8772P

19 March 1978 · Los Barriles, Mexico · No injuries

Summary

On 19 March 1978 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8772P, operated by S.b.o.p.inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Los Barriles, Mexico. 4 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 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Los Barriles, Mexico
Nearest airport
Palmas de Cortez
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-24
Registration
N8772P
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
S.b.o.p.inc
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Mulege Baja Cal, Mex → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0002

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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