# NTSB MIA71FKA01: Cessna 172D, N2160Y, Vega Baja, PR, July 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1970
- Place: Vega Baja, PR · VEGA BAJA, PR
- Location: 18.4411° N, 66.3976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vega Baja, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4411&lon=-66.3976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4412  70/7/25    VEGA BAJA,PR        CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4835
        TIME - 1430                    N2160Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORTUGUERO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VEGA BAJA,PR                DORADO,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM TAXIWAY,L WING HIT BUSHES,TREES ACFT VEERED L THEN DSCNDD TO GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2160Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2160Y), registered now, S/N 17249660, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tortuguero

## Other investigations on N2160Y (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA78DKA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKA04), Dec 5, 1977: Cessna 172 (N2160Y), Utuado, PR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68F0160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0160), Sep 6, 1967: Cessna 172 (N2160Y), Salinas, PR, substantial damage

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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