Piper PA-28 N5198L
31 July 1973 · Empalme, Mexico · Fatal
Summary
On 31 July 1973 at about 09:40 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5198L was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Empalme, Mexico. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Empalme, Mexico
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5198L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Z → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 6-0034
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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 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 | - |
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| 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 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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 | - |