# NTSB FTW71DRH01: Cessna 182, N2700Q, Santa Rosalia, Mexico, February 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1971
- Place: Santa Rosalia, Mexico · SANTA ROSALIA, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRH01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRH01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0008  71/2/15    SANTA ROSALIA,MEX   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 779
        TIME - 0700                    N2700Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA ROSALIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LORETO,MEX                  MULEGE,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2700Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2700Q-2015-05-20), registration cancelled 2015-05-20, S/N 18257900, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (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: Santa Rosalia

## Other investigations on N2700Q (4)

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 LAX06FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA304), Sep 24, 2006: Cessna 182K (N2700Q), Sedona, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain while maneuvering in mountainous/hilly terrain in a high density altitude environment.
- [NTSB LAX74DUG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG23), Oct 27, 1973: Cessna 182 (N2700Q), Perris, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX71FUG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUG19), Sep 25, 1970: Cessna 182 (N2700Q), La Verne, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69O0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69O0026), Apr 7, 1968: Cessna 182 (N2700Q), San Felipe, Mexico, 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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