# Accident 19981001028009A: Cessna 152, San Jose, CA, October 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1998, 20:00 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3404° N, 121.9007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3404&lon=-121.9007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N957AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N957AF-2013-08-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 75 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981001028009A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT: MR. SINGH WAS INTERVIEWED BY THIS OFFICE ON OCTOBER 5, 1998.  DURING THE INTERVIEW MR. SIGNH STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED REED-HILLVIEW AIRPORT IN SAN JOSE, CA AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS ON OCTOBER 1, 1998 FOR OAKDALE, CA.  ON HIS RETURN FLIGHT TO REED-HILLVIEW AIRPORT HE STATED THAT HE WAS FOLLOWING WHAT BAY TRACON "TOLD" HIM TO DO, FLY 180 DEGREES AND DESCEND FROM 4,500 FEET.  HE SAW A FEW CLOUDS AHEAD OF HIM IN HIS DESCENT, SAW THE GROUND AT THE LAST MINUTE, APPLIED POWER, AND CRASHED.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN A RAVINE ROLLED OVER AND CAME TO REST WITH EACH WING BEING SUPPORTED BY HILLSIDE THEREBY PERMITTING THE PILOT AN AREA TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT.  MR. SINGH FORCED THE ENTRY DOOR OPEN AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  HE PROCEEDED TO WALK TO A NEARBY RANCH WHERE HE MADE A 911 TELEPHONE CALL TO NOTIFY THE AUTHORITIES THAT HE HAD SURVIVED THE CRASH.  HE STATED HE WAS FLYING UNDER VFR AND HAD NOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN.  INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER IS NOT YET COMPLETED.

## 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 LAX99LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA002), Oct 2, 1998: Cessna 152 (N957AF), San Jose, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: Continued VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) at night over mountainous terrain. The pilot's use of unclear language when stating his intentions to air traffic…

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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