# NTSB LAX76O0004: Piper PA-32, N3259W, Hidalgo Paral, Mexico, October 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1975
- Place: Hidalgo Paral, Mexico · HIDALGO PARAL, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76O0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76O0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0053  75/10/26   HIDALGO PARAL,MEX   PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 309
        TIME - 1430                    N3259W              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLGUIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JUAREZ,CHIHUAHUA,MEX        HIDALGO PARAL,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3259W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3259W-1975-12-01), registration cancelled 1975-12-01, S/N 32-82 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Olguin

## 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 19751026033939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751026033939A), Oct 26, 1975: Piper PA32260, Hidalgo Paral, Destroyed. Investigation under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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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