# Accident 20120623014519A: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, Fontana, CA, June 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2012, 19:55 local time
- Place: Fontana, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0492° N, 117.4653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0492&lon=-117.4653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N523R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND TIGER MOTH DH 82A
- Reported engine: DEHAV ENG GIPSY MAJOR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120623014519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD AFTER LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## 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 WPR12LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA275), Jun 24, 2012: Dehavilland Tiger Moth DH 82A (N523R), Fontana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Partial loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a failed engine cylinder rocker assembly clamping bolt. Contributing to the accident was the failure of unknown maintenance personnel 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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