# NTSB FTW72DRG59: Cessna 172, N5609R, Mexicali, Mexico, April 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1972
- Place: Mexicali, Mexico · MEXICALI,BAJA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRG59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0014   72/4/2  NR.MEXICALI,BAJA,MEX  CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 108
        TIME - 1130                    N5609R              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MULEGE,MEX                 MEXICALI,BAJA,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MEXICAN GOV.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5609R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5609R-2014-10-28), registration cancelled 2014-10-28, S/N 17253219, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5609R (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 LAX67D0271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0271), Jan 15, 1967: Cessna 172 (N5609R), Agua Dulce, CA, 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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