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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Santa Monica, CA · August 2, 1980

Date
August 2, 1980 · 13:45 local
Place
Santa Monica, CA
Airport
Santa Monica
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N49467
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FUD11
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,030 total630 in this make and model143 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit in practice area. Unable to make runway. Landed in trees in adjacent golf course. Clogged fuel nozzle.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT IN PRACTICE AREA. UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY. LANDED IN TREES IN ADJACENT GOLF COURSE. CLOGGED FUEL NOZZLE.

NTSB investigation

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