# NTSB CEN18WA379: Piper PA32, N3073W, Belize City, Belize, August 29, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 29, 2018
- Place: Belize City, Belize
- Coordinates: 17.516111, -88.194725 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.5161&lon=-88.1947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA379
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98284/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA379

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3073W-2021-10-27), registration cancelled 2021-10-27, S/N 32-7940081, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA32 (300)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32-7940081
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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