# Accident 19840222004729A: Cessna 152, Watsonville, CA, February 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1984, 11:04 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9495° N, 121.7203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9495&lon=-121.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24971 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 4 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840222004729A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON POWER APPLICATION FOR A TOUCH AND GO. LEFT THE RUNWAY, HIT A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 LAX84LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA192), Feb 22, 1984: Cessna 152 (N24971), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage

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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