# Accident 20120810020599A: Cessna 152, Eastvale, CA, August 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2012, 10:10 local time
- Place: Eastvale, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9375° N, 117.5708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9375&lon=-117.5708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94185, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94185-2018-02-15) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120810020599A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/10/2012 AT 1010 HOURS, AIRCRAFT N94185 C-152 HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE PRIOR TO FINAL APPROACH INTO CHINO AIRPORT AFTER A TRAINING FLIGHT. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NON-POWERED EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO HITTING A FENCE. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN BOTH PERSONS ONBOARD RECEIVING MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR12CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA350), Aug 10, 2012: Cessna 152 (N94185), Eastvale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to ensure that no water was present in the fuel, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power and a forced off-field landing.

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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