# Accident 19940711021249A: Cessna 152, Thermal, CA, July 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4804° N, 116.0991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4804&lon=-116.0991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93839, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93839-2022-10-01) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940711021249A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTER OFF RUNWAY IN FLARE. LANDED ON EDGE RUNWAY. WHEEL GOT OFF INTO SOFT DIRT. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX94LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA316), Jul 11, 1994: Cessna 152 (N93839), Thermal, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment by failing to properly compensate for the surface wind conditions. The crosswind and the loose dirt were factors in this accident.

## Other reports on N93839 (1)

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

- [Accident 19911004045002A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004045002A), Oct 4, 1991: Cessna 152 (N93839), Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. While holding in runup area was struck by a taxiing 421 N5486G whose pilot allowed 421 to move as he looked inside.

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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