FTW70D0002

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Chamal, Mexico · June 2, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 2, 1969
Place
Chamal, Mexico · CHAMAL,MEX, MX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N46021Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173198

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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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6-0025   69/6/2    CHAMAL,MEX          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 386
        TIME - 1500                    N46021              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 256 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N46021
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.