Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 152 N6539L

6 August 1983 · Fullerton, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 August 1983 at about 03:26 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6539L, operated by Fullerton Skyways, was involved in an accident near Fullerton, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 03:26
Classification
Accident
Location
Fullerton, California, United States
Nearest airport
Fullerton (FUL)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N6539L
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Fullerton Skyways
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fullerton → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Bright
NTSB number
LAX83FA373

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

N6539L, A CESSNA 152, AND N1172H A PIPER PA-32R-300 COLLIDED WITH EACH OTHER APPROX 2 MI WEST OF THE FULLERTON MUNICIPAL ARPT. AT AN ALT OF APPROX 1200 FT AGL. BOTH PLTS REPT CLEAR SKIES, A BRIGHT NIGHT, AND NO RESTRICTIONS TO VIS. BOTH PLTS STATED THEY MADE BLIND TRANSMISSIONS ON TOWER FREQ PRIOR TO DEPT; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT RECALL ANY OTHER ACFT ON THAT FREQ DURING TAXI AND TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Cessna 152 152 N6539L Fullerton Skyways Substantial
Piper PA-32R-300 PA-32R-300 N1172H Arrow Air Service Substantial

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