# Accident 20260907012679A: Cessna 172N, San Diego, CA, September 7, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2026, 17:15 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8130° N, 117.1355° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8130&lon=-117.1355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734ZK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734ZK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260907012679A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/07/2026 AT 1719 CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON BOARD AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT AT MONTGOMERY-GIBBS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (MYF) WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 28L AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN, FOLLOWED BY AN AGGRESSIVE NOSE-UP PITCH, APPROXIMATLEY 40-45 DEGREE UPWARD ANGLE.  AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 150 FEET AGL THE NOSE DROPPED, AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY.  AFTER IMPACT, AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON TAXIWAY B.  A POST-CRASH FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE FUSELAGE IMMEDIATELY, BOTH PILOTS SUSTAINED FATAL 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 WPR26FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA330), Sep 8, 2026: Cessna 172N (N734ZK), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N734ZK (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250324008272I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250324008272I), Mar 24, 2025: Cessna 172N (N734ZK), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft [privacy data omitted] was holding short at runway 28L awaiting clearance for take off. Aircraft [privacy data omitted] was taxiing around [privacy…
- [Accident 19940604013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940604013899A), Jun 4, 1994: Cessna 172N (N734ZK), Valencia, CA, Substantial damage. Landed in field due physiologial need. Nosed over on attempted takeoff due soft soil.

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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