Lockheed 18 N90LV

19 May 1973 · Sota L.marina, Mexico · No injuries

Summary

On 19 May 1973 at about 13:00 local time, a Lockheed 18 registered N90LV, operated by Falcon Convers, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sota L.marina, Mexico. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 19 May 1973 at 13:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Sota L.marina, Mexico
Nearest airport: Sota la Marina
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Lockheed 18
Registration: N90LV
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Falcon Convers
Operating rule: Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → San Antonio, Tex
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 6-0022

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
6	0	0	0	6

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.

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INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.

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No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 6-0022, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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