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Cessna 172N N739UY

18 August 1982 · San Clemente, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 18 August 1982 at about 05:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N739UY, operated by David Montgomery, was involved in an accident near San Clemente, 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 05:30
Classification
Accident
Location
San Clemente, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N739UY
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
David Montgomery
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
San Diego → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
LAX82FUM11

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

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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