# NTSB WPR24LA293: Cessna 152, N66948, Amboy, CA, September 2, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: September 2, 2024, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Amboy, CA · roadway Route 66/National Trails Highway
- Coordinates: 34.55843, -115.74891
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5584&lon=-115.7489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 195053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA293
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195053/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA293

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a street sign during takeoff from a road.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 115 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: sign/marker](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 214 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported to the law enforcement officer that the during takeoff from a road, shortly after it became airborne, the right wing struck a street sign. Subsequently, the airplane impacted terrain and came to rest upright, which resulted in substantial damage to the aft fuselage. Despite multiple requests, the pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66948](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66948), registered now, S/N 15281683, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15281683
- Year built: 1978
- Engines: Lycoming O-235 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: NA, Amboy Airfield
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 30, 2019

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observed at: KNXP, 25 nm away
- METAR: KNXP 021756Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 37/06 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP129 T03720061 10372 20239 50002 $

## 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 20240902015219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240902015219A), Sep 2, 2024: Cessna 152, Amboy, CA, Substantial damage. On September 2, 2024, at approximately 10:30 local time, a Cessna 150 single-engine piston-powered fixed-wing aircraft, departed to the west from an airfield…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 22, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195053. 307 KB in all.

- Mor- leo (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18485045&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20-%20LEO-Rel.pdf
- Mor - 6120 request (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 62 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18485256&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR-%206120%20Request-Rel.pdf
- Accident photo (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 183 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18485229&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=68237-Rel.pdf

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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