19820817058079A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · San Clemente, CA · August 17, 1982

Date
August 17, 1982 · 23:00 local
Place
San Clemente, CA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N739UY
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FUM11
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,177 total943 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Wreckage indicates high impact crash into ocean. Main wreckage not recovered. Coastal fog in area. Practice flight.

As the FAA filed it

WRECKAGE INDICATES HIGH IMPACT CRASH INTO OCEAN. MAIN WRECKAGE NOT RECOVERED. COASTAL FOG IN AREA. PRACTICE FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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