Cessna A152 N761SD
23 April 1983 · Chino, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 April 1983 at about 23:40 local time, a Cessna A152 registered N761SD, operated by Starlight Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Chino, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chino, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chino (CNO)
- Coordinates
- 34.0000, -117.6797
- Aircraft
- Cessna A152
- Registration
- N761SD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Starlight Flight Center
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA203
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A LOCAL SOLO FLT TO PRACTICE TOUCH & GO LANDINGS. AFTER MAKING AN APCH TO RWY 26, THE ACFT LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN GEAR & BOUNCED. AFTER THE 3RD BOUNCE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & A FIRE ERUPTED. THE PLT EXITED THE ACFT WITHOUT DIFFICULTY, BUT THE PLANE WAS CONSUMED BY A FUEL-FED FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1983 | Cessna A152 | Homosassa Sprgs, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Cessna A152 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1984 | Cessna A152 | Washington, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1984 | Cessna A152 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States | Pennsylvania Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Mar 1982 | Cessna A152 | Scotland, Pennsylvania, United States | George Kabeller | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Apr 1982 | Cessna A152 | Bremerton, Washington, United States | Bremerton Aviation Incorporate | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |