# NTSB FTW73DPA12: Beech 95-D55, N7109N, La Paz, Mexico, July 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1972
- Place: La Paz, Mexico · LA PAZ,BAJA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0028  72/7/21    LA PAZ,BAJA,MEX     BEECH 95-D55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 6646
        TIME - 1415                    N7109N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 236 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUNTA COLORADO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  LA PAZ,BAJA,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UND JURISDICTION OF MEXICAN GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7109N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7109N), registered now, S/N TE-489, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-D55
- Registry model: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Punta Colorado

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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