FTW75OPD48

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 18 · Vera Cruz, Mexico · March 31, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 31, 1975
Place
Vera Cruz, Mexico · VERA CRUZ, Mexico
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N35LLockheed 18
Status
Completed · report July 1, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750331013349A
Case key
148618

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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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6-0028  75/3/31    VERA CRUZ,MEX       LOCKHEED 18         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1800                    N35L                PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      47, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERA CRUZ,MEX              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N35L
Reported as
Lockheed 18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.