Cessna 152 N48740
26 August 1979 · San Marcos, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 August 1979 at about 23:44 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N48740, operated by Newport Air AS, was involved in an accident during in flight near San Marcos, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Marcos, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palamar
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N48740
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Newport Air AS
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3072
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
COLLIDED W PWR LINES DRG APCH TO ARPT BELOW WX MIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1979 | Cessna 152 | Greenville, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Sep 1979 | Cessna 152 | Rochester, Washington, United States | Capital Airway | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1979 | Cessna 152 | Toms River, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1979 | Cessna 152 | Nashville, Georgia, United States | Nashville Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1979 | Cessna 152 | Highland Beach, Florida, United States | Cav-Air, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Cessna 152 | Negaunee, Michigan, United States | Marquette Exec | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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