# Accident 20171119019439A: Cessna 152, Tehachapi, CA, November 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2017, 18:02 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1428° N, 118.4411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1428&lon=-118.4411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24987, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24987-2018-03-20) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 156 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171119019439A

## Narrative

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

BASED ON SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE, THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED A RIGHT DOWNWIND DEPARTURE AFTER TAKEOFF. AFTER LEVELING OFF, FOOTAGE SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IN A GRADUAL DESCENT INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR18FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA035), Nov 20, 2017: Cessna 152 (N24987), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of situational awareness shortly after takeoff over a sparsely lit area in dark night conditions, which resulted in a rapid descent to ground impact.

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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