Cessna 172M N1631V
31 March 1976 · San Onofre, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 March 1976 at about 02:20 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N1631V, operated by Sky Haven, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near San Onofre, 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 02:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Onofre, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N1631V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sky Haven, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Palm Springs, Ca → Santa Ana, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-1019
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
SOURCE OF COCKPIT FIRE UNDETERMINED. CRASHED & SANK ABT 400 YDS FRM BEACH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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