# Accident 19890930037159A: Cessna 152, Lancaster, CA, September 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7205° N, 118.1495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7205&lon=-118.1495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6422M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6422M-1989-11-14) (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: 2,495 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890930037159A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED CANYON WALL. MOUNTAIN OBSCURMENT EXISTED.

## 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 LAX89FA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA334), Sep 30, 1989: Cessna 152 (N6422M), Lancaster, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ENTER INTO IMC WHILE FLYING UNDER VFR. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ACCIDENT WERE: LOW CEILINGS, POOR PLANNING AND DECISIONS, FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT BRIEFING AND NOT…

## Other reports on N6422M (1)

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

- [Incident 19810124010779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124010779I), Jan 24, 1981: Cessna 152 (N6422M), Corona, CA, Minor damage. During taxi failed to make a turn and taxied into ditch and collapsed nose gear.

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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