# NTSB CEN17WA115: Cessna 172, Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico, February 26, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 26, 2017, 01:40 local (01:40 UTC)
- Place: Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/800) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Other: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA115
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94812/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA115

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Other: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 26, 2017, about 0140 universal coordinated time, a Cessna model 172N single-engine airplane, Mexican registration XB-MRG, crashed near Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico. The pilot and 3 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was on a local flight. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the government of the Mexico. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) Secretariat of Communications and Transportation Blvd. Adolfo López Mateos 1990, piso 4 Col. Los Alpes Tlacopac, Del. Álvaro Obregón Codigo Postal 01010 México, D.F. Mexico

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-MRG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (N)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17271080
- Fire: Unknown

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.

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