# Accident 20091121024139A: Cessna 172, Yucca Valley, CA, November 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2009, 09:30 local time
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA
- Airport: Valley Vista
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3372° N, 116.5797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3372&lon=-116.5797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8504B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8504B-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 140 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091121024139A

## Narrative

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

CONTACT WITH THE PILOT HAS BEEN BY VOICE MAIL, BECAUSE OF HIS WORK LOCATION.  HE IS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE CALLS DURING THE NORMAL WORK HOURS.  THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS SOON AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.  AMENDMENT 02/12/2010 - GUST OF WIND COMING BETWEEN HANGARS PUSHED AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY, AND AFTER IMPACT WITH TERRAIN, CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 WPR10CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA062), Nov 21, 2009: Cessna 172 (N8504B), Yucca Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind gusts and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.

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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