# NTSB LAX75OL001: Cessna 172E, N5566T, Ensenada, Mexico, July 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1974
- Place: Ensenada, Mexico · ENSENADA,BC,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75OL001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75OL001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0027  74/7/26  NR.ENSENADA,BC,MEX    CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1105                    N5566T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 43, 1461 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1147 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ENSENADA,BC,MEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5566T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5566T-1974-08-20), registration cancelled 1974-08-20, S/N 17251466 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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 19740726023419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740726023419A), Jul 26, 1974: Cessna 172E, Ensenada,Bc, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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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