# Accident 19920403008859A: Cessna 152, Yucca Valley, CA, April 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1503° N, 116.4096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1503&lon=-116.4096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24977, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24977-1992-08-20) (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: 124 total, 91 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920403008859A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS AND ENGINE SEIZURE OVER MOUNTAINS. ENGINE WAS STOLEN AFTER AIRCRAFT CRASHED. UNABLE KNOW CAUSE.

## 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 LAX92LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA163), Apr 3, 1992: Cessna 152 (N24977), Yucca Valley, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: WAS THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE MOUNTAINOUS AND ROUGH NATURE OF THE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N24977 (2)

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

- [Accident 19851011052469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011052469A), Oct 11, 1985: Cessna 152 (N24977), Ontario, OR, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed during emergency landing in a field. No reason found to explain why engine quit running.
- [Incident 19811206086579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811206086579I), Dec 6, 1981: Cessna 152 (N24977), Sandy, OR, Minor damage. Student was overshooting, misunderstood instructions to abort and landed long, running off end of runway.

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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