Cessna 152 N25213

Summary

On 15 May 2000 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N25213 was involved in an accident near Borrego Springs, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 May 2000 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Borrego Springs, California, United States

Coordinates

33.1695, -116.2692

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N25213

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA194

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition during initial takeoff climb, which resulted a failure to maintain alignment and the airplane drifting into a nearby tree.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot encountered a crosswind during takeoff from an open dirt field. The pilot stated that he failed to correct for the crosswind and allowed the airplane to drift about 100 feet off course until impacting a tree. Prior to the flight, sheriff's officers had noted that the pilot had landed on a public road. The pilot reported to them that he had landed on the road as it was conveniently located near his business. The officers reported that for safety and other reasons, they would not authorize the pilot to depart from the road. In response, the pilot moved the rented airplane into the adjacent open field, which he believed was adequate for his departure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.