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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Sunland, CA · April 21, 1985

Date: April 21, 1985 · 15:15 local
Place: Sunland, CA
Airport: Burbank
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N69118
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX85FA218
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 74 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flew into canyon with low ceiling. Impacted side of canyon. Pireps indicated moderate turbulence in general area.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO CANYON WITH LOW CEILING. IMPACTED SIDE OF CANYON. PIREPS INDICATED MODERATE TURBULENCE IN GENERAL AREA.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX85FA218Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSunland, CAThe plt got his pvt plt cert 6 days prior to the accident & planned a local flt to a neighboring arpt just over a coastal mtn range from the dep aprt. 9 NM north of the deparpt, the accident site is almost on a direct line between the dep & dest arpts. The…Apr 21, 1985 · Destroyed