# Accident 19960308003759A: Cessna 152, Santa Paula, CA, March 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1996, 11:51 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4002° N, 119.0694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4002&lon=-119.0694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49048, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49048-1996-05-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 135 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960308003759A

## Narrative

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

WEATHERVANED INTO SEVERE CROSSWIND GUST LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO PARKED TRUCK. TOO MUCH WIND PILOT AND TYPE.

## 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 LAX96LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA129), Mar 8, 1996: Cessna 152 (N49048), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control and proper runway alignment during the landing. Factors relating to the accident were: failure of the student to follow the wind…

## Other reports on N49048 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900130004339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900130004339I), Jan 30, 1990: Cessna 152 (N49048), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft mired down in a soft field on a pratice soft field landing. Aircraft could not accelerate for takeoff.

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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