Cessna 152 N94330
2 December 1983 · Thermal, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 2 December 1983 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N94330 was involved in an accident near Thermal, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Thermal, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Thermal (TRM)
- Coordinates
- 33.4796, -116.0992
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N94330
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palm Springs → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA089
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
AFTER THE STUDENT RETURNED FROM A SOLO X-COUNTRY, SHE ENCOUNTERED A X-WIND CONDITION DURING HER LANDING. SHE REPORTED THAT ON FINAL APCH FOR THE LANDING, SHE SELECTED FULL FLAPS. POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST & THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY ONTO SOFT GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR THEN PARTIALLY COLLAPSED & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT DID NOT REMEMBER RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN X-WIND LANDING TECHNIQUES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1983 | Cessna 152 | Steubenville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 152 | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1983 | Cessna 152 | Augusta, Kansas, United States | Goldwing Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | Eagle Air, Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Cessna 152 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Daniel Philip King | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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