FTW68O0017

NTSB accident investigation · Emigh Acft Trojan · Punta Final, Mexico · March 23, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 23, 1968
Place
Punta Final, Mexico · PUNTA FINAL, Mexico
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8325HEmigh Acft Trojan
Status
Completed · report June 20, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110650

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0044  68/3/23    PUNTA FINAL,MEX     EMIGH ACFT TROJAN   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 2887
        TIME - 1102                    N8325H              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT.OF MEXICO.ACFT CRASHED IN GULF OF CALIF.

Aircraft

Registration
N8325H
Reported as
Emigh Acft Trojan
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.