MEX71A0051

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150A · San Quintin, Mexico · August 29, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 29, 1970
Place
San Quintin, Mexico · SAN QUINTIN, Mexico
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8916SCessna 150A
Status
Completed · report May 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158760

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0085  70/8/29  NR.SAN QUINTIN,MEX    CESSNA 150A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1000
        TIME - 1130                    N8916S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPLAND,CALIF                EL SOCCORO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEX.BOTH BODIES WASHED ASHORE,ACFT NOT RCVRD FM WTR.

Aircraft

Registration
N8916S
Reported as
Cessna 150A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

Other investigations on N8916S · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.