19781205044839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Cuyamaca, CA · December 5, 1978

Date
December 5, 1978
Place
Cuyamaca, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5979R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FA016
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
759 total727 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Sct to bkn clouds and mod to severe turb below 20000FT,esp ovr mtorecast in area.

As the FAA filed it

SCT TO BKN CLOUDS AND MOD TO SEVERE TURB BELOW 20000FT,ESP OVR MTORECAST IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N5979R · 1

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