# Accident 19951226042619A: Cessna 152, Long Beach, CA, December 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1995, 17:04 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7505° N, 118.2004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7505&lon=-118.2004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53321, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53321-2007-09-14) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951226042619A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDING OVER WTER ENGINE IDLED. DITCHED IN OCEAN. CARB ICING PREVALENT CARB HEAT. IN OFF POSITION.

## 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 LAX96FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA082), Dec 27, 1995: Cessna 152 (N53321), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial power loss due to carburetor icing resulting from existing environmental conditions and the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat during descent.

## Other reports on N53321 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880806030839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880806030839A), Aug 6, 1988: Cessna 152 (N53321), Skiatook, OK, Substantial damage. Student landed long. Unable to stop,began go around then aborted and ran off end of runway thru a barbed wire fence

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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