# NTSB LAX83FVM06: Cessna 152, N5275H, King City, CA, December 30, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: December 30, 1982, 13:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place: King City, CA
- Coordinates: 36.200202, -120.939674 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2002&lon=-120.9397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FVM06
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71267/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVM06

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH & BROKE 3 POWER LINES SUSPENDED ACROSS A CREEK. THE PLT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT KING CITYARPT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5275H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5275H-2004-11-08), registration cancelled 2004-11-08, S/N 15284078 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15284078
- Airframe hours: 883
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Howard R. Dentz
- Registered owner: Howard R. Dentz
- Departed: SBA, SANTA BARBARA, CA
- Destination: HWD, HAYWARD, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 642 total, 397 in this make and model, 512 as pilot in command, 123 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F

## 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 19821230065819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821230065819A), Dec 30, 1982: Cessna 152, King City, CA, Substantial damage. Struck and severed powerlines during a low level flight over a creekbed. Remained airborne to nearest airport.

## Other investigations on N5275H (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC98WA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98WA194), Sep 28, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5275H), Iceland, destroyed

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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