# Accident 19781106044299A: Cessna 2105, Hermosa Beach, CA, November 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1978
- Place: Hermosa Beach, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761GP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761GP-1989-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total, 24 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781106044299A

## Narrative

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

MAG NORMAL POINT GAP .17 TO .19IN,POINTS FOUND TO BE .08IN.

## 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 LAX79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA011), Nov 6, 1978: Cessna T210M (N761GP), Hermosa Beach, CA, destroyed, 1 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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