Plane Crash List

Cessna 172B N6920X

24 October 1971 · Baja, Mexico · Minor injuries

Summary

On 24 October 1971 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 172B registered N6920X was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Baja, Mexico. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Baja, Mexico
Nearest airport
Bahia de Los Amge
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172B
Registration
N6920X
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Mulege, Mex → San Diego, Calif
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0050

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 2 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

UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEX.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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14 Mar 1971 Piper PA-24
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no coordinates
- Fatal 1
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
El Toro Flying No injuries -
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no coordinates
Amellia Reid A Minor injuries -
5 Jan 1971 Cessna 182M
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13 Mar 1971 Beechcraft B-95A
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no coordinates
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