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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Stonyford, CA · June 22, 1988

Date: June 22, 1988 · 20:35 local
Place: Stonyford, CA
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4792B
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX88LA231
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 94 total33 in this make and model91 in the last 90 days

N4792BRegistration cancelled Jul 23, 1992 · Cessna 152S/N 15283638 Airframe modelCessna 152

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What happened

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

Hit a severe downdraft flying close to a mountain, unable to recover turned away from trees. Hit side of mountain.

As the FAA filed it

HIT A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT FLYING CLOSE TO A MOUNTAIN, UNABLE TO RECOVER TURNED AWAY FROM TREES. HIT SIDE OF MOUNTAIN.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX88LA231Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStonyford, CADuring a cross country flight, the pilot was flying 500 feet AGL over mountainous terrain when a strong downdraft was encountered. The airplane was unable to climb out of it and subsequently collided with the terrain.Jun 23, 1988 · Substantial damage