# NTSB LAX73DUG06: Cessna 182H, N2302X, Mexicali, Mexico, June 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1972
- Place: Mexicali, Mexico · MEXICALI,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0024  72/6/24    MEXICALI,MEX        CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N2302X              PX-  0  0  2  FERRY                     37, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, 192
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEXICALI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICALI,MEX                CALEXICO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2302X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2302X), registered now, S/N 18256202, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mexicali

## Other investigations on N2302X (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 LAX86LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA097), Jan 25, 1986: Cessna 182H (N2302X), Lake Havasucity, AZ, 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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