Cessna 172 N8312B
25 October 1970 · Tijuana, Mexico · Fatal
Summary
On 25 October 1970 at about 17:18 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8312B was involved in an accident during in flight near Tijuana, Mexico. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tijuana, Mexico
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N8312B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Diego, Calif → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0047
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
CRASHED INTO MTN SIDE. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTIONOF GOVT OF MEXICO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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 | - |