FTW69O0011

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Loreto, Mexico · May 5, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 5, 1969
Place
Loreto, Mexico · LORETO,BAJA,MEX, MX
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N42718Cessna 182
Status
Completed · report July 2, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173132

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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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6-0018   69/5/5    LORETO,BAJA,MEX     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 395
        TIME - 0900                    N42718              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORETO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N42718
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Loreto

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.