# NTSB LAX82FA002: Cessna 152, N67926, Arvin, CA, October 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1981
- Place: Arvin, CA · ARVIN, CA
- Location: 35.1944° N, 118.8306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arvin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1944&lon=-118.8306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2399  81/10/15 NR.ARVIN,CA           CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 436
        TIME - 1542                    N67926              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE WANTED TO LOOK AT RANCH LAND.WRECKAGE LOCATED ON HILLY RANCH 10/16/81.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67926](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67926-1983-05-12), registration cancelled 1983-05-12, S/N 15282104 (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

## 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 19811015068129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811015068129A), Oct 15, 1981: Cessna 152, Arvin, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed for unknown reasons. It was noted that pilot had coronary disease and a malignancy.

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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