LAX64A0024

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 188A · Los Mochis, Mexico · October 19, 1963

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 19, 1963
Place
Los Mochis, Mexico · LOS MOCHIS, Mexico
Injuries
2 serious, 10 minor, 75 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7142CLockheed 188A
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112647

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0078  63/10/19 NR.LOS MOCHIS,MEX     LOCKHEED 188A       CR-  0  0  5  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0137                    N7142C              PX-  0  2 80                            40, 16500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            750 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO. FLEW INTO CLOUD TOPS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7142C
Reported as
Lockheed 188A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
No damage