# Accident 19920610019539A: Cessna 172I, Chino Hills, CA, June 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1992, 18:00 local time
- Place: Chino Hills, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9394° N, 117.7209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9394&lon=-117.7209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225EB-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,555 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920610019539A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED BELOW RIDGE IN CLOUD OBSCURED HILLS. FIRE ERUPTED. ALERTED FORESTRY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

## 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 LAX92FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA242), Jun 11, 1992: Cessna 172I (N225EB), Chino Hills, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR WEATHER EVALUATION AND INFLIGHT DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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