LAX81DUG04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · La Verne, CA · November 20, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 20, 1980
Place
La Verne, CA · LA VERNE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6105BCessna 152
Status
Completed · report January 9, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801120074769A
Case key
127773

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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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3-3092  80/11/20   LA VERNE,CA         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1550                    N6105B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA VERNE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- SWERVED OFF RUNWAY & NOSED OVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N6105B
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Brackett

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.