# NTSB GAA23WA097: Cessna 310F, N541DW, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, December 27, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: December 27, 2022
- Place: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Coordinates: 20.678889, -105.23666
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.6789&lon=-105.2367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA23WA097
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106899/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA097

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 310F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=2074216), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N541DW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N541DW), registered now, S/N 310-0021, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 310-0021
- Year built: 1960
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

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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