# NTSB LAX79FA070: Cessna 152, N48740, San Marcos, CA, August 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1979
- Place: San Marcos, CA · SAN MARCOS, CA
- Location: 33.1338° N, 117.1706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1338&lon=-117.1706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3072  79/8/26    SAN MARCOS,CA       CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 266
        TIME - 2344                    N48740              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALAMAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN MARCOS,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       63
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWR LINES DRG APCH TO ARPT BELOW WX MIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48740](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48740-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 15280947, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Palamar

## 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 19790826041579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826041579A), Aug 26, 1979: Cessna 152, San Marcos, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Non-ifr rated pilot tried to land in fog conditions. Hit power lines.

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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