# NTSB LAX76O0018: Piper PA-32, N55571, Cabo Sn Lucas, Mexico, May 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1976
- Place: Cabo Sn Lucas, Mexico · CABO SN LUCAS, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76O0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76O0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0011  76/5/22    CABO SN LUCAS,MEX   PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1545                    N55571              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 383 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOTEL CABO SN LUC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SERENIDAD,MEX               CABO SN LUCAS,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55571](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55571-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 327340125 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hotel Cabo Sn Luc

## 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 19760522013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760522013559A), May 22, 1976: Piper PA32300, Cabo Sn Lucas, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

## Other investigations on N55571 (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 SEA79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA004), Oct 20, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N55571), Mc Call, ID, 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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