# NTSB LAX68D0418: Lockheed 18, N1940S, Loreto, Mexico, April 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1968
- Place: Loreto, Mexico · LORETO,BAJA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0418
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0418

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0007  68/4/11    LORETO,BAJA,MEX     LOCKHEED 18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2222
        TIME - 1530                    N1940S              PX-  0  0  7  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1017 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING SPORTSMEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT.OF MEXICO.STRUCK PARKED B-25,MEXICAN REGISTRATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1940S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1940S), registered now, S/N 2509, built 1943 (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: Flying Sportsmen

## Other investigations on N1940S (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 UNK68X0131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0131), Apr 12, 1968: Lockheed 18 (N1940S), Loreto, Mexico, substantial damage

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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