Accident Cessna 152 N49013, Saturday 6 February 1982
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Date:Saturday 6 February 1982
Time:13:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C152 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 152
Owner/operator:Wright's Aviation
Registration: N49013
MSN: 15281101
Year of manufacture:1978
Total airframe hrs:1306 hours
Engine model:Lycoming O-235-L2C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Corona, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Corona, CA (L66)
Destination airport:Corona, CA (L66)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
FOLLOWING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE STUDENT PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE CORONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON A DUAL TRAINING FLIGHT. UPON REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE INSTRUCTOR LANDED THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AHEAD IN ROUGH TERRAIN AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH WING FUEL TANKS TO BE EMPTY.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX82DA064
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB LAX82DA064

Revision history:

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