# NTSB LAX78FA042: Cessna 152, N24257, Chatsworth, CA, April 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1978
- Place: Chatsworth, CA · CHATSWORTH, CA
- Location: 34.2572° N, 118.6012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chatsworth, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2572&lon=-118.6012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2657  78/4/15  NR.CHATSWORTH,CA      CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1243                    N24257              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 28, 1029 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            57 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CA             VAN NUYS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       54
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          160                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT HAD FLOWN ACFT ONE TIME-DAY VFR.THIS ACFT HAD NEW NAV/COM RADIO,SQUELCH & VOL CNTLS REVERSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24257](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24257-1981-05-01), registration cancelled 1981-05-01, S/N 15280177, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Van Nuys

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780415031819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415031819A), Apr 15, 1978: Cessna 152, Chatsworth, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt had flown acft one time-day VFR.this acft had new nav/com radquelch & vol cntls reversed.

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.

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