# NTSB LAX76AL066: Cessna 172M, N1631V, San Onofre, CA, March 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1976
- Place: San Onofre, CA · SAN ONOFRE, CA
- Location: 33.3811° N, 117.5731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Onofre, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3811&lon=-117.5731&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1019  76/3/31    SAN ONOFRE,CA       CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0220                    N1631V              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            30, 3930 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALM SPRINGS,CA             SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- SOURCE OF COCKPIT FIRE UNDETERMINED. CRASHED & SANK ABT 400 YDS FRM BEACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1631V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1631V-1976-07-15), registration cancelled 1976-07-15, S/N 17263697 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760331013319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760331013319A), Mar 31, 1976: Cessna 172D, San Onofre, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Source of cockpit fire undetermined. Crashed & sank abt 400 yds frm beach.

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.

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