# NTSB FTW70O0010: Aero Comdr 520, N520X, Camalu, Mexico, October 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1969
- Place: Camalu, Mexico · CAMALU,BAJA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 5 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70O0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70O0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0046  69/10/15   CAMALU,BAJA,MEX     AERO COMDR 520      CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0832                    N520X               PX-  0  3  1  CORP/EXEC                 27, 2900 TOTAL HOURS, 60
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMALU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMALU,BAJA,MEX             EL ARCO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N520X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520X-1971-01-26), registration cancelled 1971-01-26, S/N 52083 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 520
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 520](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (registry code 0141202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Camalu

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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