- Date
- March 13, 1973
- Place
- Baja, Mexico · BAJA,MEX, MX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7473GCessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730313006339A
- Case key
- 190820
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0011 73/3/13 BAJA,MEX CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2312 TIME - 1000 N7473G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAHIA DE LOS ANGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAJA,MEX MEXICALI,MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7473G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bahia De Los Ange
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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