19890505010879A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · San Luis Obispo, CA · May 5, 1989

Date
May 5, 1989 · 20:15 local
Place
San Luis Obispo, CA
Airport
San Luis Obispo County
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6301M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89FA181
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
87 total87 in this make and model

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What happened

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Flew into fog bank after departure from airport. Crashed into mountain. Pilot had history of petit mal seizures.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO FOG BANK AFTER DEPARTURE FROM AIRPORT. CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN. PILOT HAD HISTORY OF PETIT MAL SEIZURES.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N6301M · 1

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