FTW72DRG78

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · S.Luis Potosi, Mexico · April 10, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 10, 1972
Place
S.Luis Potosi, Mexico · S.LUIS POTOSI, Mexico
Injuries
2 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5352TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166806

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0064  72/4/10  NR.S.LUIS POTOSI,MEX  CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 161
        TIME - 1045                    N5352T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORREON,MEX                 QUERETARO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        REMARKS- HIT ROCK PILE. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N5352T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.