Oxnard Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Oxnard, California 93030
Tuesady, June 2, 1987 22:12 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT DEPARTED OXNARD ARPT ON A VFR FLT TO WHITEMANT ARPT, LOS ANGELES, CA. GRND WITNESS OBSVD THE AIRPLANE ENTER CLOUDS AND FOG AFTER CROSSING THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE ARPT BOUNDARY. THE AIRPLANE WAS THEN OBSVD IN A DESCENDING LEFT TURN SOUTH OF THE ARPT. WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH WIRES AND CRASHED. THE PLT REPTD THAT THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED A POWER LOSS AND THAT HE WAS EXECUTING A FORCED LNDG; THE WITNESSES REPTD THAT THE ENGINE SOUND WAS STEADY THROUGHOUT THE CRASH SEQUENCE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/2/1987
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 2212
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City OXNARD
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 93030
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport OXNARD
Event Location Nearest Airport ID OXR
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 43
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Witness
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 600
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Obscured
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 1
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 18
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 2
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2196
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jun 2 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2230
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 35757
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:29PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N7320A
NTSB Number LAX87LA223
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 152
Aircraft Series Identifier 152
Aircraft Serial Number A1500713
Certified Max Gross Weight 1600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jun 23 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CHECINSKI, WIESLAW J
Aircraft Owner Street Address 26319 FAIRGATE AVENUE
Aircraft Owner City NEWHALL
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 91321
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name CHECKINSKI, W. J.
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 26319 FAIRGATE AVENUE
Operator City NEWHALL
Operator State CA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 2210
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code WHP
Destination City LOS ANGELES
Destination State CA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 25
Runway Length 5950
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --