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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310F · Puerto Vallarta, Mexico · December 27, 2022

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
December 27, 2022
Place
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N541DWCessna 310F
Defining event
Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
106899

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N541DW
Reported as
Cessna 310F
Category
Airplane
Serial number
310-0021
Built
1960
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial

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