# NTSB UNK78X0109: Piper PA-32, N3737M, Cerralvo, Mexico, February 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1978
- Place: Cerralvo, Mexico · CERRALVO,MEXICO, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK78X0109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0037  78/2/21  NR.CERRALVO,MEXICO    PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3737M              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- ACFT DAMAGED DURG LNDG ON UNIMPROVED SURFACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3737M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3737M), registered now, S/N 32-7840071, built 1978 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780221001649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780221001649A), Feb 21, 1978: Piper PA32300, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3737M (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 MIA80DLG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLG06), Mar 4, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N3737M), N Myrtle Beach, SC, 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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