UNK64X3553

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Baja, Mexico · August 23, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 23, 1964
Place
Baja, Mexico · BAJA, Mexico
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9129CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181560

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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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6-0060  64/8/23    BAJA MEXICO         CESSNA 180          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1000
        TIME - 1315                    N9129C              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N9129C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.