Cessna 152 N714WJ
26 February 1985 · Newport Beach, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 February 1985 at about 10:07 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N714WJ, operated by The Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Newport Beach, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newport Beach, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.6199, -117.9295
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N714WJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- The Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Ana → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX85FA156
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE STUDENT PLT TOOK OFF ON A DARK NIGHT IN MARGINAL WX CONDITIONS WITH 2 PASSENGERS OCCUPYING THE ONLY PASSENGER SEAT. ABOUT 17 MIN LATER, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED IN A LOW PASS OVER A PIER AT NEWPORT BEACH, CA, FLYING TOWARD THE OPEN OCEAN. AFTER CROSSING OVER THE PIER AREA, THE ACFT ENTERED A TURN, DESCENDED INTO THE OCEAN, CRASHED & SANK IN ABOUT 40 FT OF WATER. BOTH PASSENGERS WERE FOUND IN THE ACFT. THE PLT'S BODY WAS FOUND ON 3/21/85 ABOUT 4 MI SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ENG SOUNDED FINE PRIOR TO IMPACT. TOXICOLOGY CHECKS OF THE PLT REVEALED HE HAD A BLOOD/ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.15%, BRAIN TISSUE HAD 0.2 MICROGRAMS/GRAM OF COCAINE, & LIVER TISSUE HAD 0.4 MICROGRAMS/GRAM OF BENZOYLECGONINE. HOWEVER, THEAMOUNT OF ALCOHOL DUE TO PUTREFACTION WAS NOT VERIFIED. THE PASSENGERS WERE FOUND IN THE ACFT ABOUT 6 HRS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THEY TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL, COCAINE & BENZOYLECGONINE. ACFT ESTD TO BE 124 LBS OVR ITS MAX GROSS WT LMT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1985 | Cessna 152 | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | Woodrow P. Mullen | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1985 | Cessna 152 | Albert, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 152 | Independence, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna 152 | Elmendorf Afb, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1985 | Cessna 152 | Pell City, Alabama, United States | Charles Harmon | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1985 | Rotorway EXECUTIVE | El Monte, California, United States | Frank Louis Lillo | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-30 | Death Valley, California, United States | Underwood Assoc. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |
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