- Date
- August 17, 1982, 22:30 local (Aug 18, 1982, 05:30 UTC)
- Place
- San Clemente, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N739UYCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820817058079A
- Case key
- 72487
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
Aircraft declared missing by wife of passenger. Parts of the aircraft were found by boater and beach walkers from 8/18 to 8/25. Injury index presumed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N739UY
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17270828
- Airframe hours
- 825
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-N2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David Montgomery
- Registered owner
- David Montgomery
- Departed
- San Diego, CA
N739UYRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2013 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,177 total · 943 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.