ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366713
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 June 1990 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Above All Aviation |
| Registration: | N528CA |
| MSN: | 15279693 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fillmore, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Santa Monica, CA |
| Santa Barbara, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CFI SAID THE FLIGHT WAS IN LEVEL CRUISE WHEN THE RPM SUDDENLY DROPPED FROM 2300 TO 1800. THE POWER LEVEL WAS INSUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND A FORCED LANDING WAS NECESSARY. THE CFI SELECTED A DRY RIVER WASH AS THE ONLY SUITABLE PLACE IN THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE SOIL OF THE WAS WAS SOFT. THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. FAA INSPECTORS EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE STARTER ENGAGED. NO OTHER SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND.
Probable Cause: THE INADVERTENT ENGAGEMENT OF THE STARTER DURING FLIGHT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. >
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA231
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 11:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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