# NTSB LAX73OL004: Beech B35, N5217C, Mazatlan, Mexico, August 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1972
- Place: Mazatlan, Mexico · MAZATLAN,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73OL004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73OL004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0032   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5217C-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N D2562 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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