# NTSB LAX72FUG33: Cessna 182M, N71169, Mentone, CA, November 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1971
- Place: Mentone, CA · MENTONE, CA
- Location: 34.0606° N, 117.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mentone, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0606&lon=-117.1150&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3439  71/11/13   MENTONE,CALIF       CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 354
        TIME - 1320                    N71169              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BANNING,CALIF               MENTONE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND IN BRUSH AND ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71169](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71169-2018-03-29), registration cancelled 2018-03-29, S/N 18259518 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Redlands

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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