- Date
- July 16, 1985, 05:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Thermal, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6322BCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850716031589A
- Case key
- 24773
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Abrupt maneuver
Light condition - dark night
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experienceCause
Planning/decision - inadequateCause
Instrument light(s) - inoperativeFactor
Stall/spin - not correctedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft crashed during a night visual approach while practicing landings. The pax stated that the acft was high on the approach and the pilot was adjusting his rate of descent when the acft went down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6322B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283919
- Airframe hours
- 2,325
- Engine
- Lycoming 0235L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Palms Springs Flight Center
- Registered owner
- Jose B. Villabebos
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 31, 1985 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- TRM · Thermal
- Airport
- TRM · Thermal, runway 35, 5,000 × 35 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 96 total · 8 in this make and model · 63 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 130° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TRM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.