# NTSB LAX74OL022: Beech 35, N520B, Mulege, Mexico, August 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1973
- Place: Mulege, Mexico · MULEGE,BC,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74OL022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74OL022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0041  73/8/25    MULEGE,BC,MEX       BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 3605
        TIME - 1030                    N520B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 469 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PISTA SERENIDAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MULEGE,BC,MEX               LA PAZ,BAJA CAL,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MEX GOV.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N520B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520B-1994-10-12), registration cancelled 1994-10-12, S/N D1460 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pista Serenidad

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730825027959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730825027959A), Aug 25, 1973: Beech 35BEECH, Mulege,Bc, Substantial damage. Invest under the jurisdiction of the mex gov.

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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