# NTSB LAX78FA067: Garcia HS A-2, N517JR, Rnch Cucamonga, CA, August 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1978
- Place: Rnch Cucamonga, CA · RNCH CUCAMONGA, CA
- Location: 34.1064° N, 117.5931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1064&lon=-117.5931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3516  78/8/20    RNCH CUCAMONGA,CA   GARCIA HS A-2       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 209
        TIME - 1830                    N517JR              PX-  1  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPLAND,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- WITNESS OBSERVED 2 ACFT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WHEN N517JR WENT INVERTED.ID OF OTHER ACFT NOT DETMD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N517JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GARCIA HS A-2
- 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 19780820038539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820038539A), Aug 20, 1978: Garcia TROJANA2, Rnch Cucamonga, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witness observed 2 acft in close proximity when N517JR went inverid of other acft not detmd.

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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