# NTSB LAX78FA058: Cessna 182, N2341G, San Diego, CA, July 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1978
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA058

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 1

- Registration: [N2341G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2341G-2009-07-14), registration cancelled 2009-07-14, S/N 18265660, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (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
- Airport: Montgomery Field

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9378U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9378U), registered now, S/N 15078327, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery Field

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19780701042841A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780701042841A), Jul 1, 1978: Cessna 182Q, San Diego, CA, Destroyed. N2341G crashed in ravine fire destryd brush. Nosewheel from N9378UUCK roof of a parked car.
- [Accident 19780701042842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780701042842A), Jul 1, 1978: Cessna 152, CA, Substantial damage

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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