- Date
- March 19, 1971
- Place
- Rosarito Bch, Mexico · ROSARITO BCH, Mexico
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N789HThorp T-18
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161295
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0056 71/3/19 ROSARITO BCH,MEX THORP T-18 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 600 TIME - 1715 N789H PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSARITO BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TIJUANA,MEX ROSARITO BCH,MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- SANK IN WATER. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N789H
- Reported as
- Thorp T-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rosarito Beach
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