- Date
- April 4, 1985, 17:50 local (Apr 5, 1985, 01:50 UTC)
- Place
- San Jose, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6273QCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850404012459A
- Case key
- 24856
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated, 'on third approach, which followed 2 go-arounds; landing was made and gusty winds forced aircraft off north side of runway and into drainage ditch where aircraft struck brush & came to rest.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6273Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15205216
- Airframe hours
- 18,447
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- W. Vernon Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Q59 · Fremont Airport, CA
- Airport
- San Antonio, runway 9, 2,100 × ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 553 total · 553 in this make and model · 143 as pilot in command · 133 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 6 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6273Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.