1 fatal · Cessna 152 · 1997-11-25 · EL CAJON, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX98FA045
Event ID
20001208X09195
Type
Accident
Date
1997-11-25
Location
EL CAJON, CA, USA
Coordinates
32.790832, -116.959182
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
152
Registration
N757FT
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot of the other aircraft's failure to recognize and follow the aircraft on the downwind as instructed. Factors influencing this accident were the pilot's failure to see and avoid the other aircraft; the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight; the pilot of the other aircraft's failure to verify the controller's instructions; the altitude limitation of the Brite radar repeater in the tower cab that prevented its use in traffic pattern separation; and the prevailing haze which restricted visibility.