FTW71DRG31

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C35 · Baja Calif, Mexico · April 19, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 19, 1970
Place
Baja Calif, Mexico · BAJA CALIF, Mexico
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5861CBeech C35
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131450

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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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6-0024  70/4/19    BAJA CALIF,MEX      BEECH C35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1713                    N5861C              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAHIA DE LOS ANGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICALI,MEX               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N5861C
Reported as
Beech C35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bahia De Los Ange

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.