# Accident 19950105000179A: Cessna 152, San Jose, CA, January 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1995, 13:10 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3302° N, 121.7708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3302&lon=-121.7708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25953, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25953-1995-08-21) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,490 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950105000179A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE FORCED LANDING. STUDENT PULLED MIXTURE BY MISTAKE. UNABLE RESTART. NOSED OVER LANDING IN MUDDY FIELD.

## 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 LAX95LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA074), Jan 5, 1995: Cessna 152 (N25953), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper supervision of the student pilot by the instructor by allowing the student to inadvertently pull the mixture control handle too far out causing the engine to lose power. The wet terrain…

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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