# NTSB FTW71DRH25: Cessna 210-5, N8172Z, Rosarito Bch, Mexico, May 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1971
- Place: Rosarito Bch, Mexico · ROSARITO BCH, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162261
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRH25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRH25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0007  71/5/12    ROSARITO BCH,MEX    CESSNA 210-5        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26,
        TIME - 1315                    N8172Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSARITO BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIAJUANA,MEX                ROSARITO BCH,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8172Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8172Z-1971-08-24), registration cancelled 1971-08-24, S/N 205-0172 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5) (registry code 2073404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rosarito Beach

## Other investigations on N8172Z (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 UNK64X0955](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0955), Mar 16, 1964: Cessna 205 (N8172Z), Roseburg, OR, 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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