# Accident 19871116083209A: Cessna 152, Bakersfield, CA, November 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1987, 15:45 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5396° N, 118.9107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5396&lon=-118.9107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5478L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5478L-1991-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871116083209A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED FLYING LOW PULL UP SHARPLY TO MISS WIRES STALL AND CRASH. HAD RECENTLY RECEIVED PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 LAX88FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA047), Nov 16, 1987: Cessna 152 (N5478L), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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