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| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5247P |
| MSN: | 24-278 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Puerto Vallarta -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Guadalajara |
| Puerto Vallarta | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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