# Accident 19960617015029A: Cessna 152, Half Moon Bay, CA, June 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1996
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 36.5501° N, 121.9208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5501&lon=-121.9208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6198P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6198P-1996-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960617015029A

## Narrative

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

NO NARRATIVE AVAILABLE

## 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 LAX96FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA244), Jun 17, 1996: Cessna 152 (N6198P), Carmel, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot becoming lost and disoriented during a night VFR flight in marginal weather conditions. Factors in the accident were: the pilot's lack of night flying experience, his failure to obtain a…

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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