# Accident 19950709017169A: Cessna 152, San Diego, CA, July 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1995, 03:00 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Miramar Nas Base Ops
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9299° N, 117.0098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9299&lon=-117.0098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757JP-1997-11-14) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709017169A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED 4 MILES FROM DEPARTURE AIRPORT. LOW CEILING. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX95FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA243), Jul 9, 1995: Cessna 152 (N757JP), Miramar, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) ABOVE THE TERRAIN, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM VFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS RELATING TO THE…

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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