# NTSB LAX77FA072: Cessna 182P, N52477, San Onofre, CA, September 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1977
- 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: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2181   77/9/7  NR.SAN ONOFRE,CA      CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 700
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N52477              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CA            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLTS BODY & C-182 PARTS FOUND 1 MI OFF SHORE. PAX BODY NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52477](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52477-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N 18262636, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (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 19770907037789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770907037789A), Sep 7, 1977: Cessna 182P, San Onofre, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plts body & C-182 parts found 1 mi off shore. Pax body not recovered.

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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