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NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Los Moachis, Mexico · May 3, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 3, 1970
Place
Los Moachis, Mexico · LOS MOACHIS, Mexico
Injuries
4 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N287WBeech D18S
Status
Completed · report August 3, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115149

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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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6-0008   70/5/3  NR.LOS MOACHIS,MEX    BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N287W               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  46, 9485 TOTAL HOURS, 100
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIGUEL HIDALGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIGUEL HIDALGO,MEX         LOS MOACHIS,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N287W
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Miguel Hidalgo

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.