LAX70O0018

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Guaymas, Mexico · March 11, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 11, 1969
Place
Guaymas, Mexico · GUAYMAS,MEX, MX
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N644LABeech D18S
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1959
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186068

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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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6-0024  69/3/11    GUAYMAS,MEX         BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1830                    N644LA              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            44, 4314 TOTAL HOURS, 751
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CATCH 22 STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- HIT BY GUST AT T/D,ACFT WENT OVER EMBANKMENT ALONGSIDE STRIP.UNDER JURISDICTION OF MEXICAN GOVT.

Aircraft

Registration
N644LA
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Catch 22 Strip

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.