- Date
- October 15, 2010
- Place
- Ensenada, Mexico
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- N212DBBeech A36
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- FAA report
- 20101015052759A
- Case key
- 77621
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On October 15, 2010, at 2200 coordinated universal time (1400 local), a Beech A36, US registered N212DB, owned by Lyon Roger C Trustee and piloted by an instrument rated private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Ensenada, Mexico. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Ensenada, Mexico, and was en route to San Quintin, Mexico. According to several reports, the airplane impacted in mountainous terrain 18 nautical miles south of Ensenada. A post impact fire ensued. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Mexican government. This report is for informational purposes only. Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) Direccion General de Aeronutica Civil (DGAC) Col Narvarte, Del. Benito Juárez Mexico, D.F, Mexico c.p. 15620 Tel: (55)57239300
Aircraft
- Registration
- N212DB
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-407
- Engine
- Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Ensenada
- Destination
- San Quintin
- Flight plan
- Unknown
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Observed at
- KNRS
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 18, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 4 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.