19870101000189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · San Dimas, CA · January 1, 1987

Date
January 1, 1987 · 10:20 local
Place
San Dimas, CA
Airport
Brackett
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5540H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA073
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,366 total700 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot reported engine power loss and aircraft hit a house. Pilot was arrested for illegal use of drugs.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE POWER LOSS AND AIRCRAFT HIT A HOUSE. PILOT WAS ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL USE OF DRUGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.