Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N64981

25 September 1985 · Concord, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 September 1985 at about 22:36 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N64981 was involved in an accident near Concord, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:36
Classification
Accident
Location
Concord, California, United States
Nearest airport
Buchanan Field (CCR)
Coordinates
38.0006, -122.0304
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N64981
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Concord → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX85LA406

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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 ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO TURN TO THE LEFT DURING THE TAKOEFF GROUND ROLL ON RWY 32R AT BUCHANAN AIRPORT, CONCORD, CALIFORNIA AND EXIT THE RWY ENVIRONMENT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PLT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER APPLYING FULL POWER THE ACFT 'SWERVED' TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT RUDDER APPLICATION WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ARREST THE LEFT TURN EXCURSION. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER THE ACFT ENTERED THE SOFT DIRT ADJACENT TO THE RWY. THE SURFACE WINDS WERE 260 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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