Plane Crash List

Garcia Hs A-2 N517JR

20 August 1978 · Rnch Cucamonga, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 20 August 1978 at about 18:30 local time, a Garcia Hs A-2 registered N517JR was involved in an accident during in flight near Rnch Cucamonga, 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 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Rnch Cucamonga, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Garcia Hs A-2
Registration
N517JR
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Practice
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Upland, Ca → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3516

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

WITNESS OBSERVED 2 ACFT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WHEN N517JR WENT INVERTED.ID OF OTHER ACFT NOT DETMD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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