FTW71DRG57

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · San Cristobal, Mexico · November 29, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 29, 1970
Place
San Cristobal, Mexico · SAN CRISTOBAL, Mexico
Injuries
1 serious, 3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8701UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159522

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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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6-0054  70/11/29   SAN CRISTOBAL,MEX   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 205
        TIME - 1330                    N8701U              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN CRISTOBAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUXTLA GUTIERREZ MEX        SAN CRISTOBAL,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N8701U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Cristobal

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.