Cessna Aircraft Co 162 accident near Borrego Springs, CA
On September 19, 2014, a Cessna Aircraft Co 162 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Borrego Springs, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 19, 2014
- Place
- Borrego Springs, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna Aircraft Co 162 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.237°N, 116.225°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140920X61806
Official records · WPR14FA381
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On September 19, 2014, about 0754 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 162, light sport airplane, N3037H, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain about 6 miles east of the Borrego Valley Airport (L08) Borrego Springs, California. The airplane was registered to Jacksonair Services LLC and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. Visual (VMC) meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The local personal flight departed Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM), Palm Springs, California, about 0709. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Alert Notification (ALNOT) for the missing airplane after the pilot failed to return the airplane. A search ensued and the following morning a Civil Air Patrol airplane located the airplane wreckage on a hillside near Borrego Springs. The airplane was equipped with a Garmin G300 Integrated Cockpit System which included flight displays, air data computers, attitude/heading/reference systems, and communications. Each display included a Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card that had a flight data log feature. The pilot's display SD card was recovered and sent to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Vehicle Recorder Laboratory for the download of the data. (A published report on the recorded flight data obtained from the accident airplane is available in the public docket). According to the SD card, the accident flight on September 19, 2014, was recorded. The data
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to recover from a stall, which resulted in a subsequent spin from which he did not recover because he did not immediately apply the proper stall and spin recovery techniques.
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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.
