# Accident 19890801026199A: Cessna 152, Fremont, CA, August 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1989, 21:00 local time
- Place: Fremont, CA
- Airport: Sky Sailing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4970° N, 121.9621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Sky Sailing Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4970&lon=-121.9621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5298B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5298B-1992-05-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890801026199A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX89LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA258), Aug 2, 1989: Cessna 152 (N5298B), Fremont, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISON TO LAND ON AN UNLIGHTED RUNWAY DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS. DARKNESS AND THE LACK OF RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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