# NTSB FTW72DRG53: Cessna 172, N84308, Puerto Penaso, Mexico, March 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1972
- Place: Puerto Penaso, Mexico · PUERTO PENASO, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0017   72/3/3  NR.PUERTO PENASO,MEX  CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 5500
        TIME - 0700                    N84308              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CALIF          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MEXICAN GOV.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84308](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84308-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 17258416, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N84308 (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 ERA15LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA318), Aug 17, 2015: Cessna 172K (N84308), Chiefland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident airframe and engine examination and engine test run revealed no evidence of…

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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