- Date
- October 1, 1972
- Place
- Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N78687Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169349
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3796 72/10/1 TORRANCE,CALIF CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 73 TOTAL TIME - 1235 N78687 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAWTHORNE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OPERATIONAL CK,LEFT MAG INOP AND RIGHT MAG OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY.LNDD LONG,PEOPLE IN PLAYGROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78687
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrance Muni
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