# Accident 19860515018009A: Cessna 152, Julian, CA, May 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1986, 19:15 local time
- Place: Julian, CA
- Airport: Butterfield Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0206° N, 116.4891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0206&lon=-116.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89357 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 275 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860515018009A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH AT AN UNFAMILIAR FIELD, AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNMARKED WIRES. DISREGARDED RUNWAY LANDING ARROW.

## 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 LAX86LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA218), May 16, 1986: Cessna 152 (N89357), Julian, CA, destroyed

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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