# Accident 19971011030679A: Cessna 152, Julian, CA, October 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1997, 08:14 local time
- Place: Julian, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0195° N, 116.4907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0195&lon=-116.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67293, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67293-2017-07-14) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971011030679A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES WEATHER INDUCED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION CRASH. (.4)THE NONINSTRUMENT RATED PILOT DEPARTED ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO NEVADA FOLLOWING HIS RECEIPT OF A WEATHER BRIEFING THAT INDICATED MULTIPLE LAYERS OF CLOUDS, AND MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE ALONG THE ROUTE IN AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS.  WHILE CLIMBING EN ROUTE THE PILOT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED RADAR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE.  ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT INFORMED THE RADAR CONTROLLER THAT HE WAS MAKING A 180-DEGREE TURN.  RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT SECONDS FOLLOWING THE PILOT'S TRANSMISSION, THE AIRPLANE COMMENCED A RAPID DESCENT.  DURING THE FINAL 60 SECONDS OF RECORDED FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED FROM 7,200 TO 4,500 FEET. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A 3,400-FOOT MSL HILLSIDE.  WRECKAGE WAS FOUND SCATTERED OVER A 150-FOOT-LONG PATH, ABOUT 0.11 MILE FROM ITS LAST RADAR POSITION.  AIRBORNE AND GROUND-BASED WITNESSES NEAR THE AREA REPORTED THE PRESENCE OF AN OVERCAST SKY CONDITION WITH CLOUD BASSES NEAR GROUND LEVEL AND TOPS OVER 13,000 FEET.  THE PRECIPITATION INTENSITY VARED BETWEEN SPRINKLES TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS.

## 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 LAX98FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA006), Oct 11, 1997: Cessna 152 (N67293), Julian, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning which resulted in VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and the loss of aircraft control. Contributing was the pilot's overconfidence in his…

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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