17 Jun 2018: Cessna 172 N

17 Jun 2018: Cessna 172 N (N734RS) — Unknown operator

No fatalities • Fullerton, CA, United States

Probable cause

The National Transportation Safety Board did not determine the probable cause of this event and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The investigation of this event is being conducted under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

On June 17, 2018, about 0730 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N734RS, sustained substantial damage following a loss of directional control and a runway excursion while landing at Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL), Fullerton, California. The airplane was registered to RI Flying Club Inc. and operated by the pilot, without their knowledge or consent, as a visual flight rules flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 when the accident occurred. The non-solo endorsed student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The investigation of this event is being conducted under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The NTSB provided requested technical assistance to the FBI, and any material generated by the NTSB is under the control of the FBI. The NTSB does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket.

Conditions

Weather: VMC, wind 140/07kt, vis 10sm

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