# Accident 19850226006719A: Cessna 152, Newport Beach, CA, February 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1985, 02:07 local time
- Place: Newport Beach, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6199° N, 117.9295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6199&lon=-117.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714WJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 25 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850226006719A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LOW PASS OVER PIER ON DARK NIGHT AIRCRAFT STRUCK WATER. STUDENT PILOT AND PASSENGERS INTOXICATED AND DRUGGED.

## 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 LAX85FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA156), Feb 26, 1985: Cessna 152 (N714WJ), Newport Beach, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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