# Accident 19940619015599A: Cessna 152, Half Moon Bay, CA, June 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1994, 23:14 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Airport: Half Moon Bay Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4400° N, 122.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4400&lon=-122.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761GZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761GZ-1994-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940619015599A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED COASTAL AIRPORT AT NIGHT IN MVFR. OBSERVED SPINNING FROM CLOUDS. IMPACTED WATER. LOST CONTROL. SPIRAL DIVE

## 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 LAX94LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA261), Jun 20, 1994: Cessna 152 (N761GZ), Half Moon Bay, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.

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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