# NTSB LAX75OL005: Piper PA-32, N3204W, Ban.Izabal, Guatemala, September 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1974
- Place: Ban.Izabal, Guatemala · BAN.IZABAL, Guatemala
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75OL005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75OL005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0048  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3204W-1974-10-08), registration cancelled 1974-10-08, S/N 32-4, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bananera

## 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 19740929030679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740929030679A), Sep 29, 1974: Piper PA32260, Ban.Izabal, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of guatemala. Gr hit ridge to r of rwy. Disaster relief flt.

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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