# NTSB LAX68O0296: Cessna 120, N2798N, Rosarita Bch, Mexico, October 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1967
- Place: Rosarita Bch, Mexico · ROSARITA BCH, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68O0296
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68O0296

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0118  67/10/21   ROSARITA BCH, MEX   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N2798N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSARITA BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2798N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2798N-1971-08-27), registration cancelled 1971-08-27, S/N 13059 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rosarita Beach

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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