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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Alpine, CA · October 24, 2000

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Date
October 24, 2000 · 16:43 local
Place
Alpine, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N24961
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX01FA024
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235N2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
858 total
N24961Registration cancelled Sep 10, 2012 · Cessna 152S/N 15280473 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft, a CE-152, N24961 was destroyed when it collided with terrain while maneuvering near Alpine, California. The two occupants, flight instructor sebastien g. farrow and student pilot were fatally injured. (.4) on October 24, 2000, at 1643 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152, N24961, was destroyed when it collided with terrain while maneuvering near Alpine, California. Anglo American aviation was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The certified flight instructor and student pilot sustained fatal injuries. The local instructional flight departed gillespie field, el cajon, California, about 1600. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The accident's GPS coordinates were 32 degrees 50.665 minutes north latitude and 116 degrees 41.502 minutes west longitude. The GPS altitude was about 2,300 feet. Witnesses observed the airplane flying at an estimated altitude of 400 feet, and then spiral to the ground. No witnesses observed any smoke or flames. They were too FAR away to hear any engine sounds. Various witnesses reported that they routinely observed airplanes practice low level maneuvers in this area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT, A CE-152, N24961 WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR ALPINE, CALIFORNIA. THE TWO OCCUPANTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SEBASTIEN G. FARROW AND STUDENT PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED. (.4) ON OCTOBER 24, 2000, AT 1643 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N24961, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR ALPINE, CALIFORNIA. ANGLO AMERICAN AVIATION WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED GILLESPIE FIELD, EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1600. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE ACCIDENT'S GPS COORDINATES WERE 32 DEGREES 50.665 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE AND 116 DEGREES 41.502 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. THE GPS ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 2,300 FEET. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FLYING AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 400 FEET, AND THEN SPIRAL TO THE GROUND. NO WITNESSES OBSERVED ANY SMOKE OR FLAMES. THEY WERE TOO FAR AWAY TO HEAR ANY ENGINE SOUNDS. VARIOUS WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THEY ROUTINELY OBSERVED AIRPLANES PRACTICE LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS IN THIS AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX01FA024Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAlpine, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with terrain.Oct 24, 2000 · Destroyed