# Accident 19810727045389A: Cessna 152, Ranchita, CA, July 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ranchita, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2100° N, 116.5167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ranchita, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2100&lon=-116.5167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67320, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67320-2013-05-01) (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: 650 total, 50 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUM18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810727045389A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO CLIMB OVER RIDGE ON LEE SIDE. STALLED JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT ON SIDE OF RIDGE. DELAYED TURN AWAY.

## 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 LAX81DUM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUM18), Jul 27, 1981: Cessna 152 (N67320), Ranchita, CA, destroyed

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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