Beechcraft D18S N287W
3 May 1970 · Los Moachis, Mexico · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 May 1970 at about 16:30 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N287W was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Los Moachis, Mexico. 6 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Moachis, Mexico
- Nearest airport
- Miguel Hidalgo
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18S
- Registration
- N287W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Miguel Hidalgo, Mex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0008
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States | Commuter Airl* | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Albany, New York, United States | Cutlass Aviat* | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Sn.andros, Other-Foreign Countries | Bush Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Binghamton, New York, United States | Commuter Airl* | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-31 | San Lucas, Mexico | Nystrom Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-20 | Nogales, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Cessna 175 | Chihuahua, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Sonora, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Mooney M20E | Chihuahua, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1970 | Cessna 310L | Matamoros, Mexico | Williams Indus | No injuries | - |