# Accident 20090816016909A: Cessna 152, Hesperia, CA, August 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2009, 11:20 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Airport: Hesperia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3700° N, 117.3183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3700&lon=-117.3183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67361, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67361-2010-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 120 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA398) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090816016909A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND.  PILOT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL LANDINGS AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN TWO ATTEMPTS ON THE THIRD ATTTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/8TH OF A MILE FROM THE RUNWAY.  MAINTENANCE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT, ENGINE PERFORMANCE WAS EFFECTED BY MAGNETO TIMING THAT WAS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURES MAINTENANCE MANUALS, LEAD FOWLED SPARK PLUGS AND A MAGNETO THAT WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT BEING APPROPRIATELY SAFETIED CAUSING THE WASHER AND NUT TO FALL OFF AND REST IN THE OIL PAN.  THE MAGNETO WAS FLOATING AND GRINDING ON THE ENGINE CASE AND NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.  THE ENGINE SUFFERED SOME POWER LOSS.

## 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 WPR09FA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA398), Aug 16, 2009: Cessna 152 (N67361), Hesperia, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Also causal was the failure of the left magneto due to…

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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