Cessna 172K N79176
15 March 1973 · San Diego, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 15 March 1973 at about 09:40 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N79176, operated by Jims Aircraft, was involved in an accident during in flight near San Diego, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lindbergh
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K
- Registration
- N79176
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jims Aircraft
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0662
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT WENT UND WIRES, LNDD NOSE WHEEL FIRST, BOUNCED, NOSE OVR.NOSE STRUT AND WHEEL BROKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1973 | Cessna 172F | Weaverville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Nov 1973 | Cessna 172L | Zapata, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1973 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Leavenworth, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1973 | Cessna 172L | Bloomingburg, New York, United States | Richland Avia | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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