# NTSB FTW71DRG57: Cessna 172, N8701U, San Cristobal, Mexico, November 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1970
- Place: San Cristobal, Mexico · SAN CRISTOBAL, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0054  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8701U-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 17252605, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Cristobal

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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