# NTSB FTW68O0012: Piper PA-30, N7160Y, Acapulco, Mexico, December 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1967
- Place: Acapulco, Mexico · ACAPULCO,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68O0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68O0012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0071   67/12/5   ACAPULCO,MEX        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE Z , 10050
        TIME - 1100                    N7160Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ACAPULCO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF MEXICO GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7160Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7160Y-1969-10-17), registration cancelled 1969-10-17, S/N 30-178 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Acapulco

## Other investigations on N7160Y (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 CHI67F0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0030-120377), Oct 24, 1966: Piper PA30 (N7160Y), Decatur, IL, substantial damage

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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