FTW66D0501

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172D · Punta De Mita, Mexico · November 25, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 25, 1965
Place
Punta De Mita, Mexico · PUNTA DE MITA, Mexico
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2661UCessna 172D
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174477

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0070  65/11/25   PUNTA DE MITA MEX   CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 1000                    N2661U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH

Aircraft

Registration
N2661U
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.