# NTSB CEN11RA024: Beech A36, N212DB, Ensenada, Mexico, October 15, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 15, 2010
- Place: Ensenada, Mexico
- Coordinates: 31.575, -116.650833 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5750&lon=-116.6508&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11RA024
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77621/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77621
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11RA024

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Other authority investigated (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech A36, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Beech A36, 31 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212DB-2010-12-16), registration cancelled 2010-12-16, S/N E-407, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: E-407
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; 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

## 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 20101015052759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101015052759A), Oct 15, 2010: Beech A36, Ensenada, Destroyed, 4 fatal. On October 15, 2010, at 1400 local (2200 UTC), a Beech A36, N212DB, owned and piloted by roger c. lyon, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown…

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 18, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77621. 4 KB in all.

- Information Page (item 1, .PDF, 4 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40339676&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Information%20Page-Master.PDF

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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