# NTSB LAX76F0015: Beech E18S, N342E, Bahia De L.A., Mexico, February 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1976
- Place: Bahia De L.A., Mexico · BAHIA DE L.A.,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76F0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76F0015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0002  76/2/20    BAHIA DE L.A.,MEX   BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1250                    N342E               PX-  0  0  8  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 33, 4418 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        2100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAHIA DE LOS ANGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICALI,MEX                BAHIA DE L.A.,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N342E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342E-2012-10-03), registration cancelled 2012-10-03, S/N BA-308, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bahia De Los Ange

## 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 19760220002469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760220002469A), Feb 20, 1976: Beech E18S, Bahia De L.A., Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

## Other investigations on N342E (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX92MA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92MA184), Apr 23, 1992: Beech E18S (N342E), Mount Haleakala, HI, destroyed, 9 fatal. Probable cause: THE CAPTAIN'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS THAT OBSCURED RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE AVAILABLE NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION…
- [NTSB LAX76IL077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76IL077), May 26, 1976: Beech E18S (N342E), San Diego, CA, incident, minor 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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