- Date
- May 14, 1977
- Place
- Dana Point, CA · DANA POINT, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N9213HCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770514011209A
- Case key
- 152414
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0854 77/5/14 NR.DANA POINT,CA CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 74 TOTAL TIME - 2229 N9213H PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ANA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- CRASHED IN OCEAN,SAND.NOT RECOVERED.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9213H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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