LAX71FUA35

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Tijuana, Mexico · November 14, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1970
Place
Tijuana, Mexico · TIJUANA,BAJA,MEX, MX
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5341BCessna 182
Status
Completed · report August 11, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159519

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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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6-0051  70/11/14 NR.TIJUANA,BAJA,MEX   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1959
        TIME - 1100                    N5341B              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 479 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MELING RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FULLERTON,CALIF             SOCCORRO,MEX                TIJUANA,BAJA,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- HIT SMALL HILL. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N5341B
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meling Ranch

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.