Cessna 170 N4248V
8 September 1968 · Mexicali, Mexico · Fatal
Summary
On 8 September 1968 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N4248V was involved in an accident during in flight near Mexicali, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mexicali, Mexico
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170
- Registration
- N4248V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0053
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
INVESTIGATED, REPORTED BY GOVT OF MEXICO. PILOT-NEGLIGENT AND RECKLESS FLYING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1968 | Cessna 170 | Hesperia, California, United States | G and H Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1968 | Cessna 170B | Newport News, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1968 | Cessna 170B | Pinole, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1968 | Cessna 170B | Hominy, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1968 | Cessna 170 | Crescent, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1968 | Cessna 170 | Ensenada, Mexico | Air Spacers In | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1968 | Cessna 320B | Mexico City, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1968 | Cessna 182 | Baja Calif, Mexico | Claire Walters | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1968 | Beechcraft D35 | Navajoa, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1968 | Piper PA-28 | Mexicali, Mexico | Air Trails Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1968 | Piper PA-28 | Reynosa, Mexico | Upper Valley A | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1968 | Piper PA-25 | Mecayapan, Mexico | Clearwater SHI | No injuries | - |