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NTSB accident investigation · Beech B-95A · Mexico City, Mexico · March 13, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 13, 1971
Place
Mexico City, Mexico · MEXICO CITY, Mexico
Injuries
3 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1577SBeech B-95A
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161277

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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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6-0014  71/3/13    MEXICO CITY,MEX     BEECH B-95A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 439
        TIME - 1930                    N1577S              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 184 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  MEXICO CITY,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1577S
Reported as
Beech B-95A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.