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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · San Marcos, CA · August 26, 1979

Date
August 26, 1979 · 23:44 local
Place
San Marcos, CA
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N48740
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FA070
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
266 total10 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Non-ifr rated pilot tried to land in fog conditions. Hit power lines.

As the FAA filed it

NON-IFR RATED PILOT TRIED TO LAND IN FOG CONDITIONS. HIT POWER LINES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.