FTW74DRD20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Mexico City, Mexico · December 7, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 7, 1973
Place
Mexico City, Mexico · MEXICO CITY, Mexico
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N869TXCessna 182
Status
Completed · report January 30, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731207040799A
Case key
187338

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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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6-0059   73/12/7 NR.MEXICO CITY,MEX    CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N869TX              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  40, 6500 TOTAL HOURS, 300
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HARLINGEN,TEX               MEXICO CITY,MEXICO          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N869TX
Reported as
Cessna 182
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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.