# Accident 19910825036599A: Cessna 152, Avalon, CA, August 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1991, 13:45 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3793° N, 118.4500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3793&lon=-118.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320SV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320SV-1993-09-13) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,690 total, 2,050 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910825036599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE TO AVALON. DITCHED IN OCEAN. AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 LAX91LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA371), Aug 25, 1991: Cessna 152 (N320SV), Avalon, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND SUBSEQUENT DITCHING WHILE FLYING OVER THE OCEAN.

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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