# Accident 19780611013459A: Cessna 172, Fontana,Ca, CA, June 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1978
- Place: Fontana,Ca, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.0922° N, 117.4350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fontana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0922&lon=-117.4350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8853B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8853B-1983-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,204 total, 272 in this make and model, 242 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUG33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611013459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT STATED HE DID NOT USE CARB HEAT AT TIME OF POWER LOSS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX78DUG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUG33), Jun 11, 1978: Cessna 172 (N8853B), Fontana, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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