LAX73OL004

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B35 · Mazatlan, Mexico · August 8, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1972
Place
Mazatlan, Mexico · MAZATLAN,MEX, MX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5217CBeech B35
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168696

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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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6-0032   72/8/8    MAZATLAN,MEX        BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 262
        TIME - 0835                    N5217C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAZATLAN,MEX                GUADALAJARA,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5217C
Reported as
Beech B35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.