# NTSB FTW66D0689: Cessna 172, N8305U, Prto Lobos, Mexico, April 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1966
- Place: Prto Lobos, Mexico · PRTO LOBOS, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0689
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0689

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0019   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8305U), registered now, S/N 17252205, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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