LAX75O0018

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Puertecitos, Mexico · March 6, 1975

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 6, 1975
Place
Puertecitos, Mexico · PUERTECITOS,MEX, MX
Injuries
3 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N18674Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 2, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148682

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0005   75/3/6    PUERTECITOS,MEX     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 308
        TIME - 1130                    N18674              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 277 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MULEGE,MEX                  PUERTECITOS,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N18674
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.