# NTSB LAX81DVG23: Cessna 152, N4611P, Yuba City, CA, April 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1981
- Place: Yuba City, CA · YUBA CITY, CA
- Location: 39.1298° N, 121.6415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuba City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1298&lon=-121.6415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0630   81/4/8    YUBA CITY,CA        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N4611P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  29, 3239 TOTAL HOURS, 765
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEVIS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARYSVILLE,CA               YUBA CITY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4611P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4611P-2001-07-23), registration cancelled 2001-07-23, S/N 15284780 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nevis Ranch

## 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 19810408014939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408014939A), Apr 8, 1981: Cessna 152, Yuba City, CA, Substantial damage. Landed on a soft sod strip. Airplane nosed over.

## Other investigations on N4611P (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 CHI99LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA286), Aug 9, 1999: Cessna 152 (N4611P), Evansville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the flight instructor's improper in-flight decision. A factor was the ditch.

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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