# NTSB LAX82FA086: Cessna 152, N67379, Ruth, CA, May 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1981
- Place: Ruth, CA · RUTH, CA
- Location: 40.2696° N, 123.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruth, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2696&lon=-123.3214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FA086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3484  81/5/11  NR.RUTH,CA            CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N67379              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLAND,CA                   RUTH,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      67
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       26
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      OTHER
        REMARKS- IP AUZD FLT TO ARPT IN MTN AREA.CRASHED NR OTR ARPT,7MI NNE,SIM TRRN.D/A APRX 4200FT.WND GSTG 26KT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67379](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67379-1983-01-14), registration cancelled 1983-01-14, S/N 15281795 (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: Silver Creek

## 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 19810511089889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810511089889A), May 11, 1981: Cessna 152, Ruth, CA, Destroyed. Student off course, struck trees on rising mountainous terrain. May have made low pass over nearby private strip.

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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