# NTSB FTW71DRH11: Cessna 205, N8472Z, San Felipe, Mexico, March 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1971
- Place: San Felipe, Mexico · SAN FELIPE, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRH11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRH11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0021  71/3/26    SAN FELIPE,MEX      CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 106
        TIME - 1745                    N8472Z              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FELIPE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICALI,MEX                SAN FELIPE,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8472Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8472Z), registered now, S/N 205-0472, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Felipe

## Other investigations on N8472Z (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 CEN13LA565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA565), Sep 25, 2013: Cessna 210-5(205) (N8472Z), Weatherford, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power during descent.

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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