# NTSB LAX72AL012: Cessna 337, N2170X, Calexico, CA, August 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1971
- Place: Calexico, CA · CALEXICO, CA
- Location: 32.6849° N, 115.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calexico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6849&lon=-115.4947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4277   71/8/7    CALEXICO,CALIF      CESSNA 337          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 990
        TIME - 1036                    N2170X              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 - CALEXICO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALEXICO,CALIF              PRESCOTT,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      105
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- T/O WITH FRONT ENG OP,REAR INOP,PROP NOT FEATH.NEAR MAX GROSS WT,TEMP 105 DEG PLUS.HIT PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2170X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2170X-1972-11-15), registration cancelled 1972-11-15, S/N 337-0070 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (registry code 2075702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Calexico Intl

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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