# NTSB LAX73OL003: Beech C-18S, N422T, Mazatlan, Mexico, July 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1972
- Place: Mazatlan, Mexico · MAZATLAN,SNLA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73OL003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73OL003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0049  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N422T-2012-06-12), registration cancelled 2012-06-12, S/N A-407, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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