# Accident 20020403004959A: Cessna 152, Lakeelsinore, CA, April 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2002, 21:05 local time
- Place: Lakeelsinore, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6803° N, 117.3706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6803&lon=-117.3706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69000, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69000-2005-09-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020403004959A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON APRIL 3, 2002, ABOUT 2105 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N69000, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 2000. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE STAYED IN THE LANDING PATTERN AT LONG BEACH AND COMPLETED THREE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. HE DEPARTED FOR THE FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT AT MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA, TO PRACTICE LANDINGS, AND THEN HE PLANNED TO RETURN TO LONG BEACH. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHILE EN ROUTE TO FRENCH VALLEY. THE PILOT SAID HE BECAME DISORIENTED AND DID NOT SEE THE TERRAIN. (-23) ON APRIL 3, 2002, ABOUT 2105 PST, A CESSNA 152, N69000, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE FLYING NEAR LAKE ELSINORE, CA. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNHURT. THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED LONG BEACH, CA AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT      LONG BEACH AIRPORT WHEN HE DECIDED TO FLY TO FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT. WHILE ENROUTE TO FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT HE BECAME DISORIENTED AND CRASHED INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX02LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA124), Apr 4, 2002: Cessna 152 (N69000), Lake Elsinore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot lost awareness of his location and collided with trees. Factors in the accident were the mountainous terrain and night conditions.

## Other reports on N69000 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900731040119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900731040119I), Jul 31, 1990: Cessna 152 (N69000), Ontario, CA. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Forced landing at Ontario.

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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