# Accident 19890505010879A: Cessna 152, San Luis Obispo, CA, May 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1989, 20:15 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2510° N, 120.6209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2510&lon=-120.6209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6301M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6301M-1989-08-28) (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: 87 total, 87 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890505010879A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX89FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA181), May 6, 1989: Cessna 152 (N6301M), Port San Luis, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT FAILED TO EXECUTE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND INADVERTENTLY ENTERED INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N6301M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830703028579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703028579A), Jul 3, 1983: Cessna 152 (N6301M), Sunnyvale, CA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power en route. Crash landed in a football field. No fuel in fuel tanks or fuel system.

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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