# NTSB LAX780A003: Cessna 182, N3454U, Baja, Mexico, February 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1978
- Place: Baja, Mexico · BAJA,MEXICO, MX
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX780A003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX780A003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0001  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3454U-1981-03-13), registration cancelled 1981-03-13, S/N 18254854 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bahia De Los Ages

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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