- Date
- June 7, 1968
- Place
- Tampico, Mexico · TAMPICO,MEX, MX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N74139Douglas DC3A
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109708
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0062 68/6/7 NR.TAMPICO,MEX DOUGLAS DC3A CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 8000 TIME - 1730 N74139 PX- 0 0 8 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLA DEL FRONTON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF MEXICO. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON ISLA DEL FRONTON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74139
- Reported as
- Douglas DC3A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Isla Del Fronton
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