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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 162 · Borrego Springs, CA · September 19, 2014

Date: September 19, 2014 · 09:30 local
Place: Borrego Springs, CA
Airport: Borrego Valley
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3037H
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14FA381
Reported as: Cessna 162
Reported engine: Continental O-200D1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 21 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N3037HRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2018 · Cessna 162S/N 16200115 · Built 2011 Airframe modelCessna 162 Engine modelContinental O-200 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During a part 91 flight, the aircraft was flown from thermal airport in souithern California south and then west to Borrego Springs, CA where the pilot did a T0UCH and go. The aircraft was then flown in an easterly direction until it struck the side of a hill, killing the pilot. Investigators could find no evidence of aircraft failure. NTSB lab evaluated the aircraft flight instrument memory chip and discovered what looks like the profile of a spin. Coroner and toxicology reports offered no evidence for cause.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A PART 91 FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FROM THERMAL AIRPORT IN SOUITHERN CALIFORNIA SOUTH AND THEN WEST TO BORREGO SPRINGS, CA WHERE THE PILOT DID A T0UCH AND GO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION UNTIL IT STRUCK THE SIDE OF A HILL, KILLING THE PILOT. INVESTIGATORS COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF AIRCRAFT FAILURE. NTSB LAB EVALUATED THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT INSTRUMENT MEMORY CHIP AND DISCOVERED WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE PROFILE OF A SPIN. CORONER AND TOXICOLOGY REPORTS OFFERED NO EVIDENCE FOR CAUSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR14FA381Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBorrego Springs, CAThe pilot’s failure to recover from a stall, which resulted in a subsequent spin from which he did not recover because he did not immediately apply the proper stall and spin recovery techniques.Sep 19, 2014 · Substantial damage