# Accident 20010215014499A: Cessna 152, Longbeach, CA, February 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2001, 15:43 local time
- Place: Longbeach, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7169° N, 118.1811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7169&lon=-118.1811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68763, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68763-2007-02-14) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010215014499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TWO TRAINING FLIGHTS (A CE-172 & CE-152) COLLIDED WITH EACH OTHER WHILE PRACTICING MANUEVERS OVER LONG BEACH HARBOR. BOTH AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE SEA, KILLING ALL ABOARD.  AIRCRAFT HAVE NOT BEEN RECOVERED.

## 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 LAX01FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA101), Feb 15, 2001: Cessna 152 (N68763), Long Beach, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the flight crews of both airplanes to maintain adequate visual lookout for traffic.

## Other reports on N68763 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870225031719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870225031719I), Feb 25, 1987: Cessna 152 (N68763), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Solo student applied brakes too hard and skidded off the runway.

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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