# NTSB UNK68X0140: Beech A35, N8740A, Moctezuma, Mexico, May 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1968
- Place: Moctezuma, Mexico · MOCTEZUMA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK68X0140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0140

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0076  68/5/18    MOCTEZUMA,MEX       BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 900
        TIME - 1900                    N8740A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8740A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8740A-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N D-2162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial 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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