# NTSB FTW03WA234: Piper PA-60, N713HM, Pavas, Costa Rica, September 21, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 21, 2003, 16:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Pavas, Costa Rica
- Coordinates: 9.949999, -84.133331
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=9.9500&lon=-84.1333&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: San Antonio, Texas
- NTSB case key (mKey): 58025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW03WA234
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58025/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03WA234

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N713HM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N713HM), registered now, S/N 61P-0449-172, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-60
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Other work use, Part 91
- Operator: Multi Time Inc.
- Departed: Pavas
- Destination: MMCZ, Cozumel
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## Other investigations on N713HM (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI01LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA042), Nov 26, 2000: Aerostar PA-60-601P (N713HM), Preston, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: altitude/clearance from the trees not being obtained/maintained by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the trees and the contamination of the pitot/static system.

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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