19890801026199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Fremont, CA · August 1, 1989

Date
August 1, 1989 · 21:00 local
Place
Fremont, CA
Airport
Sky Sailing Airport
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5298B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA258
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total

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.

Landed in a ditch parallel to the unlighted runway. No lights installed and airport closed at time of night landing

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN A DITCH PARALLEL TO THE UNLIGHTED RUNWAY. NO LIGHTS INSTALLED AND AIRPORT CLOSED AT TIME OF NIGHT LANDING

NTSB investigation

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