# Accident 19911221057039A: Cessna 152, Ventura, CA, December 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1991, 16:52 local time
- Place: Ventura, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2794° N, 119.2209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2794&lon=-119.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69028, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69028-1997-04-21) (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: 540 total, 168 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911221057039A

## Narrative

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

ON FAMILIARZATION FLIGHT WAS SEEN TO PULL UP VERTICAL. FALL THRU AND DIVE TO IMPACT. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND.

## 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 LAX92FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA067), Dec 22, 1991: Cessna 152 (N69028), Ventura, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND TO RECOVER FROM AN INADVERTENT STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICALLY AN…

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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