Cessna 182 N869TX

7 December 1973 · Mexico City, Mexico · Fatal

Summary

On 7 December 1973, a Cessna 182 registered N869TX was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Mexico City, Mexico. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 7 December 1973
Classification: Accident
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Cessna 182
Registration: N869TX
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Business
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Route: Harlingen, Tex → Mexico City, Mexico
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Light: Unknown/Not Reported
NTSB number: 6-0059

People

2 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	2	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.

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INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Where

Approximate

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19.4285, -99.1277
Approximate. The NTSB did not record coordinates, so this marker sits at the centre of Mexico City, Mexico, not at the accident site. How this is worked out.

Source

NTSB record 6-0059, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

Also in

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18 May 1973	Cessna 182 N2473Q	Point Lookout, Missouri, United States approximate position	Plaza Flying C	No injuries	-
28 Feb 1973	Cessna 182 N3474R	Oakland, California, United States approximate position	F&N Aviation I	No injuries	-
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27 Aug 1973	Cessna 182K N2619Q	Melvin Village, New Hampshire, United States approximate position	Hampden Flying	No injuries	-
19 Oct 1973	Cessna 182M N91558	Tucson, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
11 Jan 1973	Beechcraft K35 N805R	Cardenas, Mexico not on the map	Stephen Constr	No injuries	-
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26 Feb 1973	Piper PA-28 N9809W	Hermosa, Mexico approximate position	Depere Flying	Serious injuries	-
10 Mar 1973	Piper PA-32 N4138W	Ojinaga, Mexico approximate position	Aero Enterpris	No injuries	-
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