Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N5518H

12 April 1988 · Temecula, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 12 April 1988 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5518H was involved in an accident near Temecula, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Temecula, California, United States
Nearest airport
Rancho California (2LO)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N5518H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Brackett → Carlsbad
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX88LA158

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 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

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AND REMEMBERED HEARING THE STALL HORN. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED A BUILDING BY 10 FEET OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKING LOT STRIKING A PARKED VEHICLE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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