# Accident 20110131002409A: Cessna 172, Glendora, CA, January 31, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2011, 15:42 local time
- Place: Glendora, CA
- Airport: Brackett Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1608° N, 117.8792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1608&lon=-117.8792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6922A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6922A-2014-11-14) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110131002409A

## Narrative

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

ON 1/31/2011, AT 15:28 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172 CRASHED INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF GLENDORA, CA. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM BRACKETT FIELD IN LA VERNE, CA EARLIER THAT AFTERNOON. ACCORDING TO THE GLENDOR POLICE DEPARTMENTS INCIDENT REPORT, THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE HAD BEEN DOING TOUCH AND GO MANEUVERS AT BRACKETT. HE SAID THERE WAS TURBULENCE WHICH CAUGHT THE PLANE AND PUSHED THEM DOWN. PARK ESTIMATED THEIR AIRSPEED AT 90 KNOTS. HE SAID WHEN THE TURBULENCE STARTED HIS INSTRUCTOR GRABBED FOR THE CONTROLS AND HE RELINQUISHED CONTROL. THE PILOT  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE LOCATED.

## 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 WPR11FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA117), Jan 31, 2011: Cessna 172 (N6922A), Glendora, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance while maneuvering in downdraft conditions over mountains.

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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