Accident Piper PA-24 Comanche N5247P,
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Date:Wednesday 18 October 1961
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-24 Comanche
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N5247P
MSN: 24-278
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Puerto Vallarta -   Mexico
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Guadalajara
Destination airport:Puerto Vallarta
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Twin-engine private plane crashed in Pacific one mile offshore. One swam ashore.

Sources:

The Victoria Advocat 21 October 1961, p10
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1961-10-21/ed-1/seq-14/#date1=10%2F18%2F1961&index=0&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Puerto+Vallarta&proxdistance=5&date2=10%2F24%2F1961&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Puerto+Vallarta&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&page=1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2021 18:09 TB Added
13-May-2022 15:52 Cobar Updated [Date]
25-Apr-2024 14:23 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]

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