# NTSB UNK73X0123: Lockheed 18, N211W, Santa Lucia, Mexico, September 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1973
- Place: Santa Lucia, Mexico · SANTA LUCIA, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK73X0123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0080  73/9/14    SANTA LUCIA,MEX     LOCKHEED 18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3700
        TIME - 0600                    N211W               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CABIN FIRE POST-IMPACT,CREW LEFT COUNTRY.UNDER INVESTIGATION MEXICAN GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N211W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211W-1975-09-30), registration cancelled 1975-09-30, S/N 2311, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730914042969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730914042969A), Sep 14, 1973: Lkheed 18LKHEED, Santa Lucia, Destroyed. Cabin fire post-impact,crew left country. Under investigation mexican govt.

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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