# NTSB LAX02WA195: Bellanca 17-30A, N23MB, Puertecitos, Mexico, June 1, 2002

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 1, 2002, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Puertecitos, Mexico
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 54943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX02WA195
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54943/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02WA195

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23MB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23MB-2004-04-02), registration cancelled 2004-04-02, S/N 74-30719, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Bellanca 17-30A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Milton E. Black
- Departed: San Filipe
- Destination: San Luis Gonzag
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

## Other investigations on N23MB (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX96LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA211), May 24, 1996: Bellanca 17-30A (N23MB), Fallbrook, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the excessive airspeed…

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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