# NTSB FTW71DRG04: Cessna 182H, N8545S, Bahia, Mexico, July 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1970
- Place: Bahia, Mexico · BAHIA,BAJA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0036   70/7/2    BAHIA,BAJA,MEX      CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 477
        TIME - 1700                    N8545S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAHIA DE LOS ANGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FELIPE,MEX              BAHIA,BAJA,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- GR HIT HUMMOCK ON RWY. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8545S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8545S), registered now, S/N 18256645, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bahia De Los Ange

## Other investigations on N8545S (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX72FUA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUA31), Jan 16, 1972: Cessna 182H (N8545S), Long Beach, CA, 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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