# NTSB FTW71DRG31: Beech C35, N5861C, Baja Calif, Mexico, April 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1970
- Place: Baja Calif, Mexico · BAJA CALIF, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0024  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5861C-1971-03-24), registration cancelled 1971-03-24, S/N D-2813 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bahia De Los Ange

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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