# NTSB LAX88LA110: Cessna 152, N757NM, Seneca, AZ, February 13, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 13, 1988, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Seneca, AZ
- Location: 33.7567° N, 110.5129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seneca, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7567&lon=-110.5129&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX88LA110
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25951/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA110

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - terrain condition - blind/box canyon (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - turbulence (contributing factor)
  - weather evaluation - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type operation, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757NM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757NM-1989-02-08), registration cancelled 1989-02-08, S/N 15279873 (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: 15279873
- Airframe hours: 2704
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Heliservices, Inc.
- Registered owner: Argo Investments Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, January 26, 1988
- Departed: FFZ, MESA, AZ

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 484 total, 11 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Observed at: FFZ, 65 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880213002559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880213002559A), Feb 13, 1988: Cessna 152, Seneca, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Became missing. Found in canyon, crashed by vertical impact. Was observed in area doing a half roll.

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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