Cessna 172 N8701U
29 November 1970 · San Cristobal, Mexico · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 November 1970 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8701U was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Cristobal, Mexico. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Cristobal, Mexico
- Nearest airport
- San Cristobal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N8701U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Tuxtla Gutierrez Mex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0054
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION GOVT OF MEXICO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1970 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | East Hampton F | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 172F | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Southeastern | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1970 | Cessna 172F | Weatherford, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1970 | Cessna 172 | Marshall, Michigan, United States | Muncie Novelty | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1970 | Cessna 172 | Hudson, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1970 | Cessna 172 | Wheelock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-31 | San Lucas, Mexico | Nystrom Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-20 | Nogales, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Cessna 175 | Chihuahua, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Los Moachis, Mexico | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Sonora, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Mooney M20E | Chihuahua, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |