# NTSB FTW73DRG65: Cessna 150, N7160C, Matamoros, Mexico, April 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1973
- Place: Matamoros, Mexico · MATAMOROS,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRG65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG65

## 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   73/4/1  NR.MATAMOROS,MEX      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 348
        TIME - 1600                    N7160C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA PESCA,MEX                MATAMOROS,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7160C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7160C-1974-09-23), registration cancelled 1974-09-23, S/N 15061761 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730401007159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401007159A), Apr 1, 1973: Cessna 150F, Matamoros, Substantial damage. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the govt of Mexico.

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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