# Accident 19890720024169A: Cessna 177, Hesperia, CA, July 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1989, 21:09 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Airport: Hesperia Air Lodge Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3598° N, 117.3197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3598&lon=-117.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30039, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30039-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890720024169A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE DURING TURN BACK TO AIRPORT ON CLIMBOUT. PASSENGER REPORTED PILOT AND PILOT PASSENGER ON CONTROLS.

## 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 LAX89FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA241), Jul 21, 1989: Cessna 177 (N30039), Hesperia, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH A POWER LINE WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE ON A DARK NIGHT OVER AN AREA WITH FEW GROUND REFERENCE LIGHTS. THE REASONS FOR THE AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT…

## Other reports on N30039 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750506009949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750506009949A), May 6, 1975: Cessna 177 (N30039), Cottage Grove, OR, Substantial damage. Pulled mixt ctl instead of carb heat. Hit river, bounced onto island into logs.

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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