# NTSB FTW75ORG71: Piper PA-30, N78684, Zihuathnejo, Mexico, November 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1974
- Place: Zihuathnejo, Mexico · ZIHUATHNEJO,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75ORG71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75ORG71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0078  74/11/22   ZIHUATHNEJO,MEX     PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 700
        TIME - 1200                    N78684              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZIHUATHNEJO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPICO,MEX                 ZIHUATHNEJO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78684](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78684), registered now, S/N 11-1445, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Zihuathnejo

## Other investigations on N78684 (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 FTW67D0299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0299), Oct 29, 1966: Piper PA-11 (N78684), Terrell, TX, 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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