# NTSB LAX73OL012: Cessna 172M, N19874, San Luis, Mexico, April 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1973
- Place: San Luis, Mexico · SAN LUIS, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73OL012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73OL012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0032   73/4/5  NR.SAN LUIS,MEX       CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N19874              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURBANK,CALIF               MEXICO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MEX  GOV.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19874](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19874-2023-10-28), registration cancelled 2023-10-28, S/N 17260825 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730405011899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730405011899A), Apr 5, 1973: Cessna 172M, San Luis, Substantial damage. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the mex gov.

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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