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NTSB accident investigation · Beech D-18S · Guanajuato, Mexico · August 31, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 31, 1970
Place
Guanajuato, Mexico · GUANAJUATO,MEX, MX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N727DBeech D-18S
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158815

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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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6-0019  70/8/31    GUANAJUATO,MEX      BEECH D-18S         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N727D               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 41, 2079 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROWNSVILLE,TEX             GUANAJUATO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N727D
Reported as
Beech D-18S
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.