# NTSB LAX81DVG52: Cessna 152, N6342L, Napa, CA, July 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1981
- Place: Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2388  81/7/20    NAPA,CA             CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 63, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N6342L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPA,CA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD SVR LATERAL VIB BFR NOSE WHL COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6342L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6342L), registered now, S/N 15284387, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (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
- Airport: Napa

## 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 19810720043399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810720043399A), Jul 20, 1981: Cessna 152, Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Nose gear vibrated and broke off on landing roll. Cause not reported.

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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