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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Van Nuys, CA · September 16, 1986

Date
September 16, 1986 · 17:32 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4945H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA353
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
361 total0 in this make and model11 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.

The overgrossed aircraft spun to the ground after takeoff. Pilot extended flaps at low speed. Iginition on left mag

As the FAA filed it

THE OVERGROSSED AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT EXTENDED FLAPS AT LOW SPEED. IGINITION ON LEFT MAG

NTSB investigation

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