# NTSB LAX73OL009: Cessna 182, N8644T, Mexicali, Mexico, July 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1972
- Place: Mexicali, Mexico · MEXICALI,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73OL009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73OL009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0033  72/7/22    MEXICALI,MEX        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 200
        TIME - 1337                    N8644T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA PAZ MEXICO               CALEXICO CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: ROLL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8644T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8644T-2019-04-22), registration cancelled 2019-04-22, S/N 52544, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (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: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N8644T (3)

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 GAA19CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA146), Feb 22, 2019: Cessna 182 (N8644T), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with runway lights and taxiway signage.
- [NTSB DEN71DXD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXD05), Jul 13, 1970: Cessna 172 (N8644T), Grand Junctn, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA68D0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0129), Sep 2, 1967: Cessna 182 (N8644T), Bridge, ID, 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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