Plane Crash List

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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11 Jan 1973 Beechcraft K35
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not on the map
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1 Apr 1973 Cessna 150
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not on the map
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not on the map
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