Piper PA-28 N8761W
10 September 1973 · Buena Vista, Mexico · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 September 1973 at about 08:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N8761W was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Buena Vista, Mexico. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buena Vista, Mexico
- Nearest airport
- Rancho Buena Vist
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N8761W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Pomona, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0044
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 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
PLT PROPPED ENG, WAS HIT BY PROP.ACFT RAN INTO FENCE.INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | Exec Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Northwood, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Rowe, Illinois, United States | Lloyd Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-28 | St.charles, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1973 | Beechcraft K35 | Cardenas, Mexico | Stephen Constr | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1973 | Cessna 210L | Muzquiz, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Hermosa, Mexico | Depere Flying | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Ojinaga, Mexico | Aero Enterpris | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1973 | Cessna 150 | Matamoros, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1973 | Cessna 182 | San Louis, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |