ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42190
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| Date: | Monday 22 March 1999 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Cableair |
| Registration: | N67821 |
| MSN: | 15282038 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3090 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rancho Cucamong, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Upland, CA (KCCB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 21-year-old private pilot was rated for airplane single engine land, sea, and instrument. He was an engineering student in his senior year, and his goal was to become an aerospace engineer. The pilot had an eye condition with 2 prior extraocular muscle surgeries. He rented an airplane for a local area flight. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane descending about 45 degrees at high engine power into mountainous terrain. A sheriff's helicopter pilot reported, about 15 minutes after the accident that the weather at the accident site was clear with 10 miles visibility and the wind was from the southwest (up canyon). The airplane collided with a 60-degree canyon wall near a location called 'Party Rock Point.' The tachometer needle was imprinted onto the instrument face at 2,650 rpm; the redline is 2,550 rpm. The wing structure was accordioned from leading edge to trailing edge, as was the fuselage. No mechanical discrepancies were found with the airplane.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from mountainous terrain for unknown reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX99FA129
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 10:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 08:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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