# NTSB FTW72DRG56: Cessna 182H, N376LA, Tijuana, Mexico, December 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1971
- Place: Tijuana, Mexico · TIJUANA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0049  71/12/30   TIJUANA,MEX         CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 168
        TIME - 1600                    N376LA              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIJUANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MULEGE,MEX                  TIJUANA,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N376LA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N376LA-1975-08-28), registration cancelled 1975-08-28, S/N 18256218 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tijuana

## Other investigations on N376LA (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 LAX75AL066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL066), Apr 9, 1975: Cessna 182 (N376LA), Arvin, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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