# NTSB LAX80FVA12: Cessna AL52, N7314L, Mariposa, CA, February 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1980
- Place: Mariposa, CA · MARIPOSA, CA
- Location: 37.4912° N, 119.9732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mariposa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4912&lon=-119.9732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0114   80/2/9  NR.MARIPOSA,CA        CESSNA AL52         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1129                    N7314L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OAKLAND,CA                  OAKLAND, CA                 MARIPOSA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PERF FIGURES SHOW ACFT COULD NOT CLIMB OVER TERRAIN IN GIVEN DISTANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7314L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7314L-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N A1520784, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AL52
- Registry model: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800209002079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209002079A), Feb 9, 1980: Cessna A152, Mariposa, CA, Substantial damage. Tried to climb over mountain after takeoff. Unable to clear top. Hit trees on side of mountain.

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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