# Accident 19870902056279A: Cessna 152, Upland, CA, September 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1987, 09:00 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Cable
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1006° N, 117.6594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1006&lon=-117.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757HK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757HK-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 569 total, 238 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870902056279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE NEAR RAIN SHOWERS. UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM A DOWNDRAFT. LANDED IN A SANDPIT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX87LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA321), Sep 2, 1987: Cessna 152C (N757HK), Upland, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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