# NTSB FTW92WA236: Piper PA-32-260, N3330W, Punta China, Mexico, August 18, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 18, 1992, 09:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Punta China, Mexico
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW92WA236
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18575/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92WA236

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3330W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3330W-1994-11-02), registration cancelled 1994-11-02, S/N 32166 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Stover, Thomas C.
- Departed: NONE
- Destination: NONE, MEXICALI

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920818033109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920818033109A), Aug 18, 1992: Piper PA32260, Baja, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft struck van parked by unimproved dirt strip.

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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