# Accident 19790520009189A: Cessna 172, Santa Cruz, CA, May 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1979, 13:20 local time
- Place: Santa Cruz, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9744° N, 122.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Cruz, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9744&lon=-122.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3711R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3711R-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 506 total, 40 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520009189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING ON BEACH. ENGINE FAILURE COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. AIRCRAFT WASHED OUT TO SEA.

## 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 LAX79FUQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ30), May 20, 1979: Cessna 172 (N3711R), Santa Barbara, 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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