# NTSB FTW73DRG86: Cessna 182P, N21445, Charcas, Mexico, March 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1973
- Place: Charcas, Mexico · CHARCAS,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRG86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG86

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0013   73/3/3    CHARCAS,MEX         CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0700                    N21445              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 691 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            675 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARCAS,MEX                 SAN LUIS POTOIS,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21445](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21445), registered now, S/N 18261632, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (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 19730303010719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730303010719A), Mar 3, 1973: Cessna 182P, Charcas, Substantial damage. Investigation under jurisdiction of government 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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