# Accident 20240902015219A: Cessna 152, Amboy, CA, September 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2024, 10:30 local time
- Place: Amboy, CA
- Airport: Amoboy Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5584° N, 115.7489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5584&lon=-115.7489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66948, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66948) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240902015219A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 150 SINGLE-ENGINE PISTON-POWERED FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED TO THE WEST FROM AN AIRFIELD AT AMBOY CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FOR THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO HAD DEPARTED FROM THEIR HOME BASE IN LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA EARLIER THAT DAY AND ARRIVED THIS AIRPORT FOR A BRUNCH. THEIR INTENDED FINAL DESTINATION FOR THE DAY WAS THE SAME HOME BASE.

THE PILOT INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ROLL, APPLYING MAXIMUM AVAILABLE POWER. DESPITE THIS, THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ACHIEVE SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PLANE BRIEFLY LIFTED OFF DUE TO GROUND EFFECT BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB DUE TO INADEQUATE LIFT. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED SOUTHWARD TOWARDS A NEARBY HIGHWAY, ULTIMATELY COLLIDING WITH A ROAD SIGN AND OVERTURNING BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES. NO AIRPORT PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS REPORTED, ASIDE FROM THE DAMAGED ROAD SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT. BOTH OCCUPANTS, THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND A PASSENGER, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE, AND BOTH INDIVIDUALS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT UNASSISTED.

## 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 WPR24LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA293), Sep 2, 2024: Cessna 152 (N66948), Amboy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a street sign during takeoff from a road.

## Other reports on N66948 (2)

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

- [Incident 19820418017179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820418017179I), Apr 18, 1982: Cessna 152 (N66948), Escanaba, MI, Minor damage. Engine quit on climb-out. Made perfect emergency landing in muddy field. Hole burned in piston.
- [Incident 19780526040059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526040059I), May 26, 1978: Cessna 152 (N66948), Lebanon, IN. Engine acceleration became poor and rough. Landed in field. Out of fuel. Gauges inaccurate.

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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