# NTSB FTW71DRG42: Cessna 172, N8312B, Tijuana, Mexico, October 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1970
- Place: Tijuana, Mexico · TIJUANA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0047  70/10/25 NR.TIJUANA,MEX        CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1354
        TIME - 1718                    N8312B              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CALIF            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASHED INTO MTN SIDE. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8312B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8312B-1972-03-08), registration cancelled 1972-03-08, S/N 172-36112 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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