# Accident 20060714014669A: Cessna 152, Los Angeles, CA, July 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2006, 15:00 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2594° N, 118.4136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2594&lon=-118.4136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25512, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25512-2007-09-17) (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 O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 250 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060714014669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING SECOND TOUCH AND GO, ENGINE LOST POWER, FORCING OFF-FIELD LANDING. AT AIRCRAFT RECOVERY SITE, UPPER COWLING REMOVED REVEALED #3 CYLINDER'S TOP SPARK PLUG MISSING; REMAINING 3 SPARK PLUG LEAD WIRES LOOSE; REMAINING 3 SPARK PLUGS "FINGER TIGHT."

## 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 LAX06LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA230), Jul 14, 2006: Cessna 152 (N25512), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to the failure of maintenance personnel to tighten the top spark plugs, and install the leads for the ignition harness to the top spark plugs.

## Other reports on N25512 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860615025399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860615025399A), Jun 15, 1986: Cessna 152 (N25512), Mineola, TX, Substantial damage. The student pilot lost directional control on landing. The aircraft departed the side of 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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