# NTSB DEN76O0001: Cessna 320, N3043R, Puerta Valrto, Mexico, October 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1975
- Place: Puerta Valrto, Mexico · PUERTA VALRTO, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76O0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76O0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0066  75/10/18 NR.PUERTA VALRTO,MEX  CESSNA 320          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 2050
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3043R              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3043R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3043R-1976-01-07), registration cancelled 1976-01-07, S/N 320A0043 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Registry model: [Cessna 320A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320a) (registry code 2074506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751018036459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751018036459A), Oct 18, 1975: Cessna 320A, Puerta Valrto, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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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