# Accident 19900223002779A: Cessna 152, Lake Elsinore, CA, February 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1990, 21:40 local time
- Place: Lake Elsinore, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6681° N, 117.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6681&lon=-117.3273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67558, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67558-2001-05-22) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 92 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900223002779A

## Narrative

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

ON NIGHT IFR HOOD PRACTICE WITH SAFETY PILOT FLEW INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. BOTH FAILED TO NOTE FLIGHT BELOW MOCA.

## 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 LAX90LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA102), Feb 24, 1990: Cessna 152 (N67558), Lake Elsinore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## Other reports on N67558 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840819059059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840819059059I), Aug 19, 1984: Cessna 152 (N67558), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Failed to flare for landing. Impact collapsed the nose strut. Damaged prop cowl and wing tip.

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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