UNK64X1887

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Ciudad Victor, Mexico · May 22, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 22, 1964
Place
Ciudad Victor, Mexico · CIUDAD VICTOR, Mexico
Injuries
7 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5211YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184137

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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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6-0038  64/5/22    CIUDAD VICTOR MEX   PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1550
        TIME - 1815                    N5211Y              PX-  6  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE

Aircraft

Registration
N5211Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.