# NTSB FTW70DRG39: Beech E35, N3278C, Buena Vista, Mexico, April 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1970
- Place: Buena Vista, Mexico · BUENA VISTA, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DRG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0023  70/4/20    BUENA VISTA,MEX     BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 3505
        TIME - 1615                    N3278C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUENA VISTA RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT
          PUNTA CHIVATO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3278C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buena Vista Ranch

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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