Cessna 152 accident near Hesperia, CA

On August 16, 2009, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hesperia, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

August 16, 2009

Place

Hesperia, CA

Aircraft

Cessna 152 · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

34.370°N, 117.318°W

NTSB ID

20090817X50308

Official records · WPR09FA398

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

NTSB summary

History of Flight On August 16, 2009, about 1121 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152, N67361, descended into terrain about 1/4-mile southeast of the Hesperia Airport, Hesperia, California. The airplane was registered to and operated by M.Y. AIR, a flight school based in Redlands, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the personal flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the private pilot and passenger were killed. The flight was performed under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, and it originated from Redlands about 1040. M.Y. AIR's manager reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that he holds a certified flight instructor (CFI) certificate. The manager stated that on August 13, 2009, he provided recurrent flight training to the accident pilot. The dual instructional flight lesson was performed in N67361, and it lasted about 1.1 hours. The purpose of the lesson was to provide the pilot recurrent training. The flight school's records indicate that, thereafter, the accident pilot flew N67361 for 1.3 and 1.0 hours on August 14 and 15, respectively. On August 16, the pilot reported that he intended to rent the airplane again for another local area flight. The flight school's scheduling records indicate the pilot blocked out the airplane between 0900 and 1200. After the pilot acquired fuel, he and his passenger departed in the airplane. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) coordinator reported that no evidence of a flight plan was found for the acci

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Also causal was the failure of the left magneto due to improper assembly of the drive gear during installation on the engine, and the improper internal timing of the right magneto due to inadequate maintenance that reduced the ability of the magneto to produce an

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.