# NTSB FTW75OPD48: Lockheed 18, N35L, Vera Cruz, Mexico, March 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1975
- Place: Vera Cruz, Mexico · VERA CRUZ, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75OPD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75OPD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35L-1975-07-16), registration cancelled 1975-07-16, S/N 2434 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750331013349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750331013349A), Mar 31, 1975: Lkheed 18LEARSTAR, Vera Cruz, Destroyed. Invest under jurisdiction of govt 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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