Plane Crash List

Piper PA-32 N3852W

26 May 1973 · La Paz, Mexico · No injuries

Summary

On 26 May 1973 at about 17:20 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3852W, operated by NRI Flying CLU, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near La Paz, Mexico. 6 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 17:20
Classification
Accident
Location
La Paz, Mexico
Nearest airport
Bahia de Las Palm
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-32
Registration
N3852W
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
NRI Flying CLU
Operating rule
Flying Club
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Z
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0015

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 0 0 0 6

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

INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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