# NTSB LAX81DXQ30: Cessna 152, N757EP, Bear Valley, CA, August 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1981
- Place: Bear Valley, CA · BEAR VALLEY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DXQ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1579   81/8/1    BEAR VALLEY,CA      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 710
        TIME - 1130                    N757EP              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 376 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAR VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MODESTO,CA                  BEAR VALLEY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           60                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- D/A APRX 8800FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757EP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757EP-1981-09-25), registration cancelled 1981-09-25, S/N 15279683 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Bear Valley

## 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 19810801046749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801046749A), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 152, Bear Valley, NV, Destroyed. Pilot attempted goaround with high density altitude condition. Aircraft hit tree and crashed off end of runway.

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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