# Accident 20091217052909A: Cessna 172F, Corona, CA, December 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8906° N, 117.6764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8906&lon=-117.6764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8520U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8520U-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091217052909A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF AT CORONA ARPT RWY25, ENCCOUNTERED AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND CRASHED IN A FIELD 4 MILES WEST OF AIRPORT AT 1345 LCL TIME. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT/DAMAGESUBSTANTIAL

## 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 WPR10LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA087), Dec 17, 2009: Cessna 172F (N8520U), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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