Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22 N7040D

11 June 1977 · Puertocitas, Mexico · Serious injuries

Summary

On 11 June 1977, a Piper PA-22 registered N7040D was involved in an accident during in flight near Puertocitas, Mexico. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
Classification
Accident
Location
Puertocitas, Mexico
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-22
Registration
N7040D
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
S → Bahia de L.a., Mex
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0012

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 1 2 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

LND IN ROCKS AT BASE OF CLIFF. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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no coordinates
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1 Apr 1977 Cessna T337G
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no coordinates
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8 Jun 1977 Cessna 206
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no coordinates
The Local Co. Minor injuries -
9 Jun 1977 Cessna 172D
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no coordinates
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