Cessna 172 N7711G
25 September 1978 · San Diego, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 September 1978 at about 09:02 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7711G, operated by Gibbs Flite CE, was involved in an accident during in flight near San Diego, California, United States. 2 people were on board. In all, 137 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lindbergh Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N7711G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gibbs Flite CE
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0021
People
137 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 137 | 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
ATC PROC AUTH CONTROLLERS TO USE VISUAL SEPARATION PROC, RADAR CAPABILITY AVAILABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1978 | Cessna 172 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | James Noring | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1978 | Cessna 172 | S.pittsburg, Tennessee, United States | Mid-Tennessee | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1978 | Cessna 172N | Labelle, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott A | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1978 | Cessna 172 | Forrest City, Arkansas, United States | Hiegel Aviaton | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172M | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | Rockford Const | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1978 | Cessna 172M | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |