# Accident 19790826041579A: Cessna 152, San Marcos, CA, August 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1979, 23:44 local time
- Place: San Marcos, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1338° N, 117.1706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1338&lon=-117.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48740, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48740-1982-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 266 total, 10 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826041579A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX79FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA070), Aug 26, 1979: Cessna 152 (N48740), San Marcos, 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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