LAX80FUD02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Hawthorne, CA · October 17, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 17, 1979
Place
Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N67522Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report November 27, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791017030109A
Case key
133350

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2443  79/10/17   HAWTHORNE,CA        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N67522              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT'S INITIAL SOLO FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N67522
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hawthorne

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N67522 · 1

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