# NTSB UNK74X0105: Cessna 172, N6648A, S.J.Del Cabo, Mexico, May 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1974
- Place: S.J.Del Cabo, Mexico · S.J.DEL CABO, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK74X0105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK74X0105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0057   74/5/7    S.J.DEL CABO,MEX    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 640
        TIME - 0830                    N6648A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHARK FACTORY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAHIA D.L.PALMAS,MEX        LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6648A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6648A-1975-05-07), registration cancelled 1975-05-07, S/N 28748 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shark Factory

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740507033149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740507033149A), May 7, 1974: Cessna 172, S.J.Del Cabo, Substantial damage. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the govt of Mexico.

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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