# NTSB FTW71DRH15: Cessna 182G, N3400S, Puertocitos, Mexico, April 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1971
- Place: Puertocitos, Mexico · PUERTOCITOS,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRH15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRH15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0022   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3400S-1972-04-25), registration cancelled 1972-04-25, S/N 18255800, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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