FTW71DRG53

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B35 · Punta Penasco, Mexico · November 25, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 25, 1970
Place
Punta Penasco, Mexico · PUNTA PENASCO, Mexico
Injuries
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N5057CBeech B35
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159523

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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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6-0056  70/11/25   PUNTA PENASCO,MEX   BEECH B35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2700
        TIME - 1600                    N5057C              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CALIF             HERMOSILLO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF MEXICO GOVT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5057C
Reported as
Beech B35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.