# Accident 19880622057739A: Cessna 152, Stonyford, CA, June 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1988, 20:35 local time
- Place: Stonyford, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2708° N, 122.4593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2708&lon=-122.4593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4792B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4792B-1992-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 33 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880622057739A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX88LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA231), Jun 23, 1988: Cessna 152 (N4792B), Stonyford, 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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