# NTSB LAX730LO07: Cessna 182, N8488S, Baja Calif, Mexico, November 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1972
- Place: Baja Calif, Mexico · BAJA CALIF,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX730LO07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX730LO07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0038   72/11/9   BAJA CALIF,MEX      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 300
        TIME - 1600                    N8488S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BAHA DE LS ANGLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXACALI,MEX                PUNTA CHIUATO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF MEXICAN GOVT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8488S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8488S-1982-08-12), registration cancelled 1982-08-12, S/N 18256588 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Baha De Ls Angls

## Other investigations on N8488S (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX67D0376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0376), Apr 18, 1967: Cessna 182 (N8488S), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

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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