19880126001359A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Santa Ana, CA · January 26, 1988

Date
January 26, 1988 · 16:50 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
El Toro Mcas
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4914H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA099
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
32 total32 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing too close behind a C130. Wake turbulence caused loss of control hard,impact with runway. Aircraft burned.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING TOO CLOSE BEHIND A C130. WAKE TURBULENCE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL HARD,IMPACT WITH RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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