# NTSB FTW71DRG22: Beech D-18S, N727D, Guanajuato, Mexico, August 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1970
- Place: Guanajuato, Mexico · GUANAJUATO,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0019  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727D-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N A-815, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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