LAX72DUM20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172B · Baja, Mexico · October 24, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 24, 1971
Place
Baja, Mexico · BAJA,CALIF,MEX, MX
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6920XCessna 172B
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164594

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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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6-0050  71/10/24   BAJA,CALIF,MEX      CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 197
        TIME - 1230                    N6920X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 181 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAHIA DE LOS AMGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MULEGE,MEX                  SAN DIEGO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: OTHER
        REMARKS- UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEX.

Aircraft

Registration
N6920X
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bahia De Los Amge

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.