- Date
- September 2, 1972
- Place
- Tijuana, Mexico · TIJUANA,MEX, MX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8307EMooney M-20A
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168708
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0055 72/9/2 TIJUANA,MEX MOONEY M-20A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 608 TIME - 1115 N8307E PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEHLING RANCH,BC,MEX SAN DIEGO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8307E
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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