Cessna 152 accident near Lakewood, CA
On September 11, 2005, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lakewood, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 11, 2005
- Place
- Lakewood, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.830°N, 118.166°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050915X01465
Official records · LAX05FA296
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 11, 2005, about 1545 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152, N6565L, collided with terrain in Lakewood, California. Aviation West Flight School was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and the student pilot sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed. The local instructional flight departed Daugherty Field, Long Beach, California, and had been airborne about 1 minute. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The approximate global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the primary wreckage were 33 degrees 49.79 minutes north latitude and 118 degrees 976 minutes west longitude. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane departed runway 25 right at Daugherty Field. About 30 seconds later, the pilot reported poor climb performance, and requested to return to the airport. Numerous witnesses observed the airplane. They reported that it was low, and appeared to be going slow. The engine maintained the same sound; it was not coughing, sputtering, or backfiring. It sounded like it was at a low rpm (revolutions per minute). They reported that the nose was up as high as 45 degrees, the wings were rocking, and the tail was moving back and forth. It appeared that the airplane was turning back to the airport. The right wing then dropped about 90 degrees, and the nose went nearly straight down. The airplane came to rest behind a building. Pilot witnesses reported that they believed the airplane stalled during the turn. PERSO
Probable cause
the certified flight instructor's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed resulting in a stall and loss of control. Also causal was the engine's loss of partial power due to inadequate maintenance, worn spark plugs, worn pistons, and broken piston rings.
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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.
