LAX69D0085

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180G · Punta Penasco, Mexico · August 25, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 25, 1968
Place
Punta Penasco, Mexico · PUNTA PENASCO, Mexico
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2484RCessna 180G
Status
Completed · report October 17, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108109

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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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6-0014  68/8/25    PUNTA PENASCO,MEX   CESSNA 180G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 415
        TIME - 0410                    N2484R              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUNTA PENASCO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF MEXICAN GVT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2484R
Reported as
Cessna 180G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Punta Penasco

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.