FTW72DRG58

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Nuevo Laredo, Mexico · March 10, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 10, 1972
Place
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico · NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N80383Beech D18S
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166802

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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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6-0021  72/3/10    NUEVO LAREDO,MEX    BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 14000
        TIME - 1645                    N80383              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NUEVO LAREDO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAREDO,TEX                  PARRAS,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MEXICAN GOV.

Aircraft

Registration
N80383
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nuevo Laredo

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.