# Accident 19990620007339A: Cessna 172M, San Diego, CA, June 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1999, 22:15 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7096° N, 117.1590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7096&lon=-117.1590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61560, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61560-2002-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990620007339A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND WAS DESTROYED. (-23) CESSNA 172M, N61560, DEPARTED MONTGOMERY FIELD (MYF) ENROUTE TO OCEANSIDE (OKB) AND RAMONA (CRQ) RETURNING TO MYF. AFTER DEPARTURE EXPEREIENCED RADIO PROBLEMS. A/C PROCEDED ENROUTE WITH EXPECTATIONS OF EXECUTING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH INTO OKB WITH A MISSED APPROACH. AFTER RECEIVING A CLEARANCE TO EXECUTE THE VOR APPROACH TO OKB, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD LOST HIS VOR AND ELECTED TO REMAIN VFR AND RETURN TO MYF FPR A LANDING. ATC LOST RADAR CONTACT WITH THE A/C AND THEN A FEW MOMENTS LATER LOST RADIO CONTACT. ATC OBSERVED A PRIMARY TARGET PROCEEDING SOUTHBOUND AND BELIEVED THE TARGET TO BE N61560, IN THE VICINITY OF MIRAMAR MCAS (NKX). THE PRIMARY TARGET WAS THEN LOST. APPROX. THIRTY MINUTES LATER THE A/C MADE A CRASH LANDING AT NKX (2215 HRS) ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A WAREHOUSE PARKING LOT. PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 LAX99LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA221), Jun 21, 1999: Cessna 172M (N61560), San Diego, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The mechanic's improper installation of nonapproved automotive electrical system parts, and his failure to ensure that all electrical connections were secure during the reinstallation, which resulted…

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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