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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Chatsworth, CA · April 15, 1978

Date
April 15, 1978
Place
Chatsworth, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N24257
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX78FA042
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,029 total57 in this make and model111 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt had flown acft one time-day VFR.this acft had new nav/com radquelch & vol cntls reversed.

As the FAA filed it

PLT HAD FLOWN ACFT ONE TIME-DAY VFR.THIS ACFT HAD NEW NAV/COM RADQUELCH & VOL CNTLS REVERSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.