# Accident 19930307004569A: Cessna 152, Apple Valley, CA, March 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1993, 17:35 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5697° N, 117.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5697&lon=-117.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48860, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48860-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 13 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307004569A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED BUZZING APARTMENT AND STEEP ABRUPT TURNS. IMPACTED GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER. HISTORY OF RECKLES OPERATION.

## 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 LAX93FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA144), Mar 8, 1993: Cessna 152 (N48860), Apple Valley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE NEAR THE GROUND. THE INTENTIONAL BUZZING, OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY, AND POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION WERE FACTORS.

## Other reports on N48860 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780824048679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824048679I), Aug 24, 1978: Cessna 152 (N48860), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Instructor took over after balloon touching down on right main. Were not aware wingtip struck ground.

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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