# NTSB FTW74DRD20: Cessna 182, N869TX, Mexico City, Mexico, December 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1973
- Place: Mexico City, Mexico · MEXICO CITY, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0059   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869TX-1974-03-08), registration cancelled 1974-03-08, S/N 51901 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (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 19731207040799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731207040799A), Dec 7, 1973: Cessna 182B, Mexico City, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Investigation under jurisdiction of 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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