# Accident 19731207040799A: Cessna 182B, Mexico City, December 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1973
- Place: Mexico City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft: N869TX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869TX-1974-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731207040799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW74DRD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD20), Dec 7, 1973: Cessna 182 (N869TX), Mexico City, Mexico, substantial damage, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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