# NTSB UNK65X1528: Republic F-47, N6147U, Vera Cruz, Mexico, August 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1965
- Place: Vera Cruz, Mexico · VERA CRUZ, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1528
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1528

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0053  65/8/27    VERA CRUZ MEXICO    REPUBLIC F-47       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5000
        TIME - 1350                    N6147U              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6147U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6147U-1965-12-14), registration cancelled 1965-12-14, S/N 44-89439 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REPUBLIC F-47
- Registry model: [Republic F-47](https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-f-47) (registry code 7570402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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