Cessna 172N N739FB
15 July 1978 · Santa Maria, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1978 at about 12:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N739FB, operated by West Skyways, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Santa Maria, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Maria, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Maria
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N739FB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- West Skyways
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Long Beach, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1614
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 15 Feb 1978 | Cessna 172M | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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