UNK64X0617

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Isla Mujeres, Mexico · February 20, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 20, 1964
Place
Isla Mujeres, Mexico · ISLA MUJERES, Mexico
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5272DCessna 180
Status
Completed · report April 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184829

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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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6-0014  64/2/20    ISLA MUJERES MEX    CESSNA 180          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2000
        TIME - 1500                    N5272D              PX-  1  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLA MUJERES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB

Aircraft

Registration
N5272D
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Isla Mujeres

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.