# NTSB FTW73DRG82: Lockheed 18, N90LV, Sota L.Marina, Mexico, May 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1973
- Place: Sota L.Marina, Mexico · SOTA L.MARINA, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRG82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG82

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0022  73/5/19    SOTA L.MARINA,MEX   LOCKHEED 18         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N90LV               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  54, 20950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            950 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOTA LA MARINA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOTA L.MARINA,MEX           SAN ANTONIO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90LV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90LV-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 2255, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C9GC&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (registry code 67027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sota La Marina

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730519012689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519012689A), May 19, 1973: Lkheed 18LEARSTAR, Sota L.Marina, Substantial damage. Investigation under jurisdiction of government of Mexico.

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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