- Date
- December 27, 1981
- Place
- Laguna Beach, CA · LAGUNA BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N79965Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811227081559A
- Case key
- 123072
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3274 81/12/27 LAGUNA BEACH,CA CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 936 TIME - 2027 N79965 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CA LONG BEACH,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- MIXTURE CONTROL WIRE FAILED FM CONSTANT BENDING,CLAMP BOLT WOULD NOT ROTATE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79965
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N79965Registration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N79965 · 1
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