# Accident 19870220003619A: Cessna 175, La Onion Morale, Mexico, February 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1987
- Place: La Onion Morale, Mexico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7635M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7635M-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87WA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87WA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870220003619A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED ON SPECIAL VFR INTO IMC. FOR FLIGHT TO MEXICO. CONTACTED DESTINATION UNICOM. REPORTED WAS LOST. NOT FOUND.

## 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 FTW87WA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87WA070), Feb 20, 1987: Cessna 175 (N7635M), La Union Morale, Mexico, destroyed, 3 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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