- Date
- January 18, 1987, 05:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N757QECessna C-152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870118053419A
- Case key
- 25506
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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.
Analysis
A Cessna 152 collided with a dirt bank located approximately 140 ft to the left of the rwy edge while on a night apch. The rwy safety area at the aprt extends 60 ft from the rwy centerline. The PIC indicated that he was unable to activate the low intensity rwy lights after repeated attempts and that the aprt's rotating beacon was inoperative. The PIC also stated that the private plt passenger was manipulating the controls at the time and he aligned the acft on what was thought to be the rwy. The plt controlled aprt lighting system was operated 10 hrs prior to the accident with no noted deficiencies. Subsequent testing also revealed no deficiencies. The acft radios were unable to be tested because they were destroyed in the post crash fire. The aprt's rotating beacon was reported out of service and was published in the NOTAMS. Another aprt was located 6 NM north of the aprt is equipped with hirl and mirl on either of its two rwys which operate continually.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757QE
- Reported as
- Cessna C-152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279913
- Airframe hours
- 3,661
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- C & B Flying Service
- Registered owner
- C & B Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 1, 1986 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- L45 · Bakersfield, CA
- Airport
- L45 · Bakersfield Municipal, runway 31, 3,150 × 50 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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFL, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.