# Accident 19850716031589A: Cessna 152, Thermal, CA, July 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1985, 05:00 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4806° N, 116.1001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4806&lon=-116.1001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6322B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 8 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716031589A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO PROPERLY USE VASI LIGHTS FOR APPROACH ANGLE. HIT NOSE DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY. INSTRUMENT LIGHT NOT WORKING.

## 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 LAX85LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA319), Jul 16, 1985: Cessna 152 (N6322B), Thermal, 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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