# NTSB LAX79FA013: Cessna 172N, N739HG, Sn Jun Cpstrn, CA, November 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1978
- Place: Sn Jun Cpstrn, CA · SN JUN CPSTRN, CA
- Location: 33.5009° N, 117.6544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan Capistrano, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5009&lon=-117.6544&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739HG-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N 17270551, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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 19781112044429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781112044429A), Nov 12, 1978: Cessna 172D, Sn Jun Cpstrn, CA, Destroyed. Plt dependent on demoral. Diazepam & its metabolite,morphine,codeietected in toxicology.

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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