# Incident 19990328017119I: Cessna 140, Hesperia, CA, March 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1999, 11:58 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Airport: Hesperia Air Lodge Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4264° N, 117.3009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hesperia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4264&lon=-117.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89424, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89424-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990328017119I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORT, MR. SMITH STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT DID NO RESPOND. PRIOR TO HITTING BUSHES WITH LEFT WING, ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, LANDING GEAR DAMAGED AND PUNCTURED FUEL TANK CAUSING FUEL LEAK.  BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE UNINJURED.

## Other reports on N89424 (2)

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

- [Accident 20110528012329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110528012329A), May 28, 2011: Cessna 140 (N89424), Sheep Mountain, AK, Substantial damage. While taking off at smu downslope and downwind a gust of wind from the rear caused loss of aileron control and caused the aircraft to crash into the trees.…
- [Incident 20060429007419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060429007419I), Apr 29, 2006: Cessna 140 (N89424), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On April 29, 2006, N89424, a Cessna model 140 aircraft landed at Gillespie airfield, runway 27L. After clearing the active the pilot stated the aircraft…

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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