- Date
- January 2, 1980
- Place
- Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N738GACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131779
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0287 80/1/2 TORRANCE,CA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 117 TIME - 2230 N738GA PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TORRANCE,CA RETURN VAN NUYS,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- FLT WI 3MI OF UNKN TYPE OF ACFT.LGT SFC WINDS,CLEAR NITE,NO OTHER TURB ON THIS OR 2 PREVIOUS FLTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738GA
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrance Muni
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