# NTSB LAX770A002: Cessna 172, N73620, Baja, Mexico, November 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1976
- Place: Baja, Mexico · BAJA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX770A002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX770A002

## 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   76/11/6   BAJA,MEX            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 130
        TIME - 1300                    N73620              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICALI,MEX                SAN FELIPE,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N73620 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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 19761106035349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761106035349A), Nov 6, 1976: Cessna 172D, Baja, 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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