FTW71DRH15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182G · Puertocitos, Mexico · April 4, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 4, 1971
Place
Puertocitos, Mexico · PUERTOCITOS,MEX, MX
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3400SCessna 182G
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161285

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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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6-0022   71/4/4    PUERTOCITOS,MEX     CESSNA 182G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 506
        TIME - 1215                    N3400S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 169 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICALI,MEX                LORETO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N3400S
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.