# NTSB LAX77FA011: Cessna 182, N9186M, San Marcos, CA, November 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1976
- Place: San Marcos, CA · SAN MARCOS, CA
- Location: 33.1338° N, 117.1706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1338&lon=-117.1706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156669
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3793  76/11/20   SAN MARCOS,CA       CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 190
        TIME - 2120                    N9186M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BORREGO SPRINGS,CA          CARLSBAD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 11/21/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9186M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9186M-1977-03-25), registration cancelled 1977-03-25, S/N 18264731 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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 19761120041739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761120041739A), Nov 20, 1976: Cessna 182P, San Marcos, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovery date 11/21/76.

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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