# NTSB FTW68D0061: Beech D35, N2161D, Toluca, Mexico, July 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1967
- Place: Toluca, Mexico · TOLUCA,MEX, MX
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0061

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0068   67/7/1    TOLUCA,MEX          BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1550
        TIME - 1030                    N2161D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLUCA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           *ERROR-INVALID CODE*: *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
                                                                    *ERROR-INVALID CODE*: *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF MEXICO GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2161D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2161D-1997-01-21), registration cancelled 1997-01-21, S/N D3508 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Toluca

## Other investigations on N2161D (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 SEA96FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA168), Jul 23, 1996: Beech D35 (N2161D), Yellow Pine, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering in mountainous terrain, which resulted in a stall/spin and collision with terrain.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.