# NTSB Accident LAX98FA210
> **Cessna 152** · 1998-06-24 · SANTA ANA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98FA210
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10341
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-24
- **Location:** SANTA ANA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.70932, -117.869369
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N67421
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot-in-command to identify a proper touchdown point on the runway and maintain an appropriate glidepath so as to remain clear of vortex turbulence from the preceding large aircraft.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to initiate a go-around in the known presence of vortex turbulence.

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