FTW66D0689

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Prto Lobos, Mexico · April 8, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 8, 1966
Place
Prto Lobos, Mexico · PRTO LOBOS, Mexico
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8305UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report July 5, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171429

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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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6-0019   66/4/8    PRTO LOBOS MEXICO   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 3225
        TIME - 1500                    N8305U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVERNMENT 0F MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N8305U
Reported as
Cessna 172
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.