LAX73OL003

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C-18S · Mazatlan, Mexico · July 24, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 24, 1972
Place
Mazatlan, Mexico · MAZATLAN,SNLA,MEX, MX
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N422TBeech C-18S
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168706

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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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6-0049  72/7/24    MAZATLAN,SNLA,MEX   BEECH C-18S         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 320
        TIME - 0600                    N422T               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N422T
Reported as
Beech C-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.