LAX780A003

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Baja, Mexico · February 27, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 27, 1978
Place
Baja, Mexico · BAJA,MEXICO, MX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3454UCessna 182
Status
Completed · report March 20, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
142859

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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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6-0001  78/2/27    BAJA,MEXICO         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 686
        TIME - 1100                    N3454U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAHIA DE LOS AGES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LORETO,MEXICO               MEXICALI,MEXICO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3454U
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bahia De Los Ages

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.