Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 150A N8916S

29 August 1970 · San Quintin, Mexico · Fatal

Summary

On 29 August 1970 at about 11:30 local time, a Cessna 150A registered N8916S was involved in an accident during in flight near San Quintin, Mexico. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:30
Classification
Accident
Location
San Quintin, Mexico
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 150A
Registration
N8916S
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Upland, Calif → El Soccoro, Mex
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0085

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

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

UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEX.BOTH BODIES WASHED ASHORE, ACFT NOT RCVRD FM WTR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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