# NTSB FTW70DPD10: Beech D18S, N287W, Los Moachis, Mexico, May 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1970
- Place: Los Moachis, Mexico · LOS MOACHIS, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DPD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DPD10

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N287W-1972-01-17), registration cancelled 1972-01-17, S/N A-323 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Miguel Hidalgo

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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