# NTSB FTW71DRG99: Cessna 182, N1965X, Bahia De L A, Mexico, March 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1971
- Place: Bahia De L A, Mexico · BAHIA DE L A, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG99
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG99

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0015  71/3/12    BAHIA DE L A,MEX    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 291
        TIME - 1617                    N1965X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BAHIA DE LOS ANG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICALI,MEX                BAHIA DE L A,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEX
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1965X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1965X-2012-08-20), registration cancelled 2012-08-20, S/N 18256055, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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 Ang

## Other investigations on N1965X (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 LAX81FJA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA04), Dec 7, 1980: Cessna 182H (N1965X), Haleiwa, HI, 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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