# NTSB LAX81FA133: Cessna 152, N714XS, Carlsbad, CA, September 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1981
- Place: Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2400  81/9/27    CARLSBAD,CA         CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 436
        TIME - 2117                    N714XS              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COMPTON,CA                  SAN DIEGO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: COMPASS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PARTIAL WX BRIEFING BY SAN DIEGO ATC.PLT RPRTD COMPASS DRY,HAD BEEN LEAKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714XS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714XS-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 15279519, built 1978 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19810927062649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810927062649A), Sep 27, 1981: Cessna 152, Carlsbad, CA, Destroyed. VFR pilot operated his aircraft into IMC. Lost control, crashed in residential area. Was unable to follow vectors.

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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