- Date
- August 29, 2018
- Place
- Belize City, Belize
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3073WPiper PA32
- Defining event
- Landing: Hard landing
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98284
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On August 29, about 1804 local time (LCL), a Piper PA32 300 airplane, N3073W, operated by Wings of Hope, had a hard landing at the Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport, in Belize City, Belize. The airplane originated from the San Pedro Airport.This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Belize Department of Civil Aviation (BDCA). Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from: Belize Department of Civil Aviation PO Box 367 Belize City, Belize Telephone 501.225.2014
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3073W
- Reported as
- Piper PA32 (300)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-7940081
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Wings Of Hope
- Registered owner
- Wings Of Hope
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SPR · San Pedro
- Destination
- TZA · Belize City
- Airport
- TZA · Barry Bowen Municipal Airport
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- None