LAX78FA058

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · San Diego, CA · July 1, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 1, 1978
Place
San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2341GCessna 182N9378UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140398

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4222   78/7/1    SAN DIEGO,CA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 15325
        TIME - 1558                    N9378U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHULA VISTA,CA              CARLSBAD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   160               EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- N9378U LND MONTGMRY FLD WITHOUT FURTHER DMG TO ACFT FOLLOWING COLL,LOSS OF RT AND NOSE GEAR.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4222   78/7/1    SAN DIEGO,CA        CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1007
        TIME - 1558                    N2341G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   160               EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- N2341G CRASHED IN RAVINE FIRE DESTRYD BRUSH.NOSEWHEEL FROM N9378U STRUCK ROOF OF A PARKED CAR.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N2341G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Montgomery Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N9378U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Montgomery Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.