FTW70O0007

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182A · Mazatlan, Mexico · June 5, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 5, 1969
Place
Mazatlan, Mexico · MAZATLAN,MEX, MX
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2173GCessna 182A
Status
Completed · report February 6, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173253

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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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6-0032   69/6/5    MAZATLAN,MEX        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 198
        TIME - 1830                    N2173G              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSARIO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NUEVA LAREDO,MEX            MAZATLAN,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N2173G
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rosario

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.