# NTSB FTW72DRG58: Beech D18S, N80383, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, March 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1972
- Place: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico · NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0021  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80383-1973-12-03), registration cancelled 1973-12-03, S/N A-283 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nuevo Laredo

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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