Cessna 152 accident near El Cajon, CA

On November 25, 1997, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near El Cajon, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

November 25, 1997

Place

El Cajon, CA

Aircraft

Cessna 152 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 2 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

32.791°N, 116.959°W

NTSB ID

20001208X09195

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 25, 1997, at 1132 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 152, N757FT, collided in-flight with a Cessna 172M, N9518H, while in the traffic pattern at El Cajon, California. Both aircraft were destroyed. The flight instructor and student pilot in N757FT received minor injuries; however, the solo student pilot in N9518H received fatal injuries. The Cessna 152 was being operated as an instructional flight by the Golden State Flying Club. Anglo-American Aviation, Inc was also operating the Cessna 172M as an instructional flight. Both flights originated from Gillespie Field, El Cajon, on the morning of the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plans were filed. The ATCT controller at Gillespie Field reported that he had cleared the pilot of N9518H to takeoff. The clearance was for closed traffic on runway 27L with instructions to follow the Cessna ahead in the pattern (N757FT), which was already upwind on a touch-and-go landing. The student pilot in N9518H acknowledged the clearance and initiated his takeoff. At this time, a third aircraft, which was ahead of N757FT, was also in the traffic pattern. After N9518H took off, the controller looked away to check on the position of traffic approaching from the east. When he looked back, however, neither N757FT nor N9518H were visible. He made several calls to both the pilots of aircraft but neither responded. The student pilot in N757FT reported that he made a crosswind turn as he came abeam of his downwind traffic. He had climbed to 1,200 feet msl when he began a tur

Probable cause

The pilot of the other aircraft's failure to recognize and follow the aircraft on the downwind as instructed. Factors influencing this accident were the pilot's failure to see and avoid the other aircraft; the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight; the pilot of the other aircraft's failure to verify the controller's instructions; the altitude limitation of the Brite radar repeat

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.