# Accident 19890219002179A: Cessna 402B, Corona, CA, February 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1989, 12:10 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LVXA
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69383, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69383-1989-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 10
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA89MA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89MA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890219002179A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED VFR INTO CLOUDS. STRUCK A CLOUD OBSCURED HILL.

## 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 DCA89MA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89MA026), Feb 19, 1989: Cessna 402B (N69383), Corona, CA, destroyed, 10 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PREFLIGHT AND PLAN FOR FLIGHT AND HIS INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW CEILING CONDITIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH…

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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