- Date
- November 12, 1978
- Place
- Sn Jun Cpstrn, CA · SN JUN CPSTRN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N739HGCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781112044429A
- Case key
- 138108
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4252 78/11/12 SN JUN CPSTRN,CA CESSNA 172N CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 57 TOTAL TIME - 1640 N739HG PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 54 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 FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT DEPENDENT ON DEMORAL.DIAZEPAM & ITS METABOLITE,MORPHINE,CODEINE DETECTED IN TOXICOLOGY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N739HG
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N739HGRegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.