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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Modesto, CA · March 3, 1985

Date
March 3, 1985 · 09:46 local
Place
Modesto, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N103ES
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA163
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,115 total1,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft stalled and collided with the ground while doing aerobatic type maneuvers at a low altitude.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE DOING AEROBATIC TYPE MANEUVERS AT A LOW ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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