Piper PA-31 N3542X

30 September 1980 · Magdelena, Mexico · Fatal

Summary

On 30 September 1980 at about 14:15 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N3542X, operated by Air Bahia, was involved in an accident during in flight near Magdelena, Mexico. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 30 September 1980 at 14:15
Classification: Accident
Location: Magdelena, Mexico
Nearest airport: Magdelena
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Piper PA-31
Registration: N3542X
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Air Bahia
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Guaymas, Mexico → Tucson, Az, Usa
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 6-0001

People

2 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	2	0	0	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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.ENGINE FIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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 6-0001, 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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