LAX75OL005

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Ban.Izabal, Guatemala · September 29, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1974
Place
Ban.Izabal, Guatemala · BAN.IZABAL, Guatemala
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3204WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740929030679A
Case key
146434

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0048  74/9/29    BAN.IZABAL,GUATML   PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2010                    N3204W              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER PUBLIC              30, 5200 TOTAL HOURS, 30
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BANANERA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELIZE,BR HONDURAS          SAN PEDRO SULA,HOND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF GUATEMALA. GR HIT RIDGE TO R OF RWY.DISASTER RELIEF FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3204W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bananera

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.