Plane Crash List

Piper PA-30 N78684

22 November 1974 · Zihuathnejo, Mexico · No injuries

Summary

On 22 November 1974 at about 12:00 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N78684, operated by CNA, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Zihuathnejo, Mexico. 4 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 12:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Zihuathnejo, Mexico
Nearest airport
Zihuathnejo
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-30
Registration
N78684
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
CNA
Operating rule
Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Tampico, Mex → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0078

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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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no coordinates
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