# Accident 19790617020089A: Cessna 152, Torrance, CA, June 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1979, 18:57 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24285, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24285-2007-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,737 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 237 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617020089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND LNDG FROM PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACH. UNABLE TO STOP. ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. HIT FENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX79FUA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUA13), Jun 17, 1979: Cessna 152 (N24285), Torrance, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24285 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19861003047629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861003047629A), Oct 3, 1986: Cessna 152 (N24285), Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway during takeoff roll on a touch and go. Student took off downwind.
- [Incident 19821103064189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821103064189I), Nov 3, 1982: Cessna 152 (N24285), Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. Fuel truck backed into the aircraft as pilot was preparing to start engine for flight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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