LAX89WA293

NTSB accident investigation · Beech BE-24 · Mexicali, Mexico · August 27, 1989

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
August 26, 1989, 17:00 local (Aug 27, 1989, 01:00 UTC)
Place
Mexicali, Mexico
Injuries
1 fatal, 3 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5039MBeech BE-24
Weather
Day
Case key
26521

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Aircraft

Registration
N5039M
Reported as
Beech BE-24
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
John And Alice Straw
Departed
Cabo San Lucas, OF
Destination
Mexicali, OF

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.

Weather

Conditions
Day
Temperature
-0 °F, dew point -0 °F