# Accident 20130709013059A: Cessna 182H, Hesperia, CA, July 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2013, 02:00 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Airport: Hesperia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3886° N, 117.3086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3886&lon=-117.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2062X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2062X-2016-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,227 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130709013059A

## Narrative

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

N2062X LOST ENGINE POWER AT CRUISE ALTITUDE WHEN AIRCRAFT LEFT APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT. TRIED TO DIVERT TO HESPERIA AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT TRIED AN EMERGENCY LANDING, HIT A CHIMMENY ON THE WAY DOWN AND WAS FORCED TO CRASH LAND ON A ROAD 1/2 MILE NORTHEAST OF HESPERIA AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 WPR13LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA317), Jul 9, 2013: Cessna 182H (N2062X), Hesperia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the detachment of the mixture control cable from its mounting clamp.

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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