# NTSB LAX89WA293: Beech BE-24, N5039M, Mexicali, Mexico, August 27, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 26, 1989, 17:00 local (Aug 27, 1989, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Mexicali, Mexico
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX89WA293
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26521/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89WA293

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5039M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5039M-2013-10-24), registration cancelled 2013-10-24, S/N MC-590, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech BE-24
- Registry model: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John And Alice Straw
- Departed: CABO SAN LUCAS, OF
- Destination: MEXICALI, OF

## Weather

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

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