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Cessna 152 N4959H

8 September 1984 · Rialto, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 September 1984 at about 17:25 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4959H was involved in an accident near Rialto, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Rialto, California, United States
Nearest airport
Rialto Muni (L67)
Coordinates
34.1000, -117.3792
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N4959H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Rialto → Redlands
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX84LA476

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST FLT AFTER THE ENG HAD BEEN OVERHAULED. DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB AT AN ALT OF 500 FT THE ENG LOST PWR. THE PLT MADE A HARD LANDING ADJACENT TO THE RWY. EXAM OF THE ENG AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THE EXHAUST ROCKER ARM ADJUSTING HAD NOT BEEN TORQUED TO THE REQUIRED 450 INCH POUNDS, THUS EXCESSIVE CYLINDER PRESSURE DEVELOPED AND BENT THE INTAKE PUSHROD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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