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Cessna 152 N64851

9 December 1985 · Upland, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 December 1985 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N64851 was involved in an accident near Upland, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Upland, California, United States
Nearest airport
Cable (2NW)
Coordinates
34.1002, -117.6601
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N64851
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX86LA101

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

ON DECEMBER 9, 1985 AT 0730 PST A CESSNA 152 REGISTERED TO WALTER D. CABLE OF UPAND, CALIFORNIA COLLIDED WITH A PARKED TRUCK WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF ON THE PARALELLEL TAXIWAY OF RWY 24 AT CABLE AIRPORT, UPLAND, CA. VMC PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRPORT WAS UNDER CONTRUCTION AND BEING RESURFACED. THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINES HAD NOT BEEN REPAINTED. A CONTRACTORS TRUCK WAS PARKED CLOSE TO THE TAXIWAY, BUT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR A CESSNA 152 TO TAXI AROUND. THE TRUCK WAS EQUIPPED WITH LADDER RACKS THAT PROTRUDED FROM THE TRUCKS BODY. THE LADDER RACKS WERE RACKS THAT PROTRUDED FORM THE TRUCKS BODY. THE LADDER RACKS WERE NOT CLEARLY VISIBLE TO THE STUDENT PILOT. AS THE AIRCRAFT TAXIIED ABEAM THE TRUCK, THE RIFHT WING TIP STRUCK THE LADDER RACK. THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING STURCK THE LADDER RACK AGAIN A FEW FEET INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. THE STUDENT PILOT INDICATED ON THE PILOT AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OF MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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