FTW72DRG50

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E35 · Lereto, Mexico · February 21, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 21, 1972
Place
Lereto, Mexico · LERETO,MEX, MX
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3200CBeech E35
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165454

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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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6-0065  72/2/21    LERETO,MEX          BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 3080
        TIME - 0930                    N3200C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1587 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORETO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LERETO,MEX                  MEXICALI,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON ROAD. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N3200C
Reported as
Beech E35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Loreto

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.