Cessna 152 N49902
17 April 2007 · Oak Glen, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 April 2007 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N49902, operated by My Air Corp., was involved in an accident near Oak Glen, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oak Glen, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.0606, -116.9439
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N49902
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- My Air Corp.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Redlands → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA07CA103
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The flight instructors failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering. Contributing factors were the downdraft weather condition, and the tree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor said that he had the student under the hood and was giving him headings to follow. He said that as they approached the mountains the aircraft began to lose altitude. The flight instructor said that he took control of the airplane and attempted to maneuver the airplane out of the downdraft. He said that even with full power, the aircraft settled and impacted a tree. He said the airplane "spun around 180 degrees and landed in a small stream [approximately 2 inches deep] on its landing gear." The flight instructor said that the airplane was destroyed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | California Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2007 | Cessna 152 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2007 | Cessna 152 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Cessna 152 | Labelle, Florida, United States | Rohan Aviation Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2007 | Cessna 152 | Miami, Florida, United States | Dean International | Minor injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Bridgeport, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 2007 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Los Alamitos, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol - California Wing | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Westland WASP HAS MK1 | Ramona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Skygear SKYGEAR | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Aviation International Rotors CH-54A | Los Olivos, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |