# Accident 19780820038539A: Garcia TROJANA2, Rnch Cucamonga, CA, August 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1978
- Place: Rnch Cucamonga, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.1064° N, 117.5931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1064&lon=-117.5931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N517JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N517JR-1981-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Emigh TROJAN A-2 (registry code 3270102, https://openairdocs.org/model/emigh-trojan-a-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARCIA TROJANA2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 59 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820038539A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS OBSERVED 2 ACFT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WHEN N517JR WENT INVERID OF OTHER ACFT NOT DETMD.

## 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 LAX78FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA067), Aug 20, 1978: Garcia HS A-2 (N517JR), Rnch Cucamonga, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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