# Accident 20201113015169A: Cessna 152, San Bernardnio, CA, November 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2020, 20:04 local time
- Place: San Bernardnio, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0750° N, 117.2714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0750&lon=-117.2714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757PY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757PY-2022-08-19) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201113015169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHINO AIRPORT (CNO), THEN ABOUT 20 NM NORTHEAST, LOST ENGINE RPM, WITH INSUFFICIENT RPM TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. PILOT PERFORMED A 180 DEGREE TURN, THEN MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN AREA WHICH HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH, AS HE HAS FLOWN IN THAT REGION PREVIOUSLY DURING HIS FLIGHT TRAINING. * TO BE AMENDED*

## 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 WPR21LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA055), Nov 14, 2020: Cessna 152 (N757PY), San Bernardino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate preflight inspection.

## Other reports on N757PY (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19871101061389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871101061389A), Nov 1, 1987: Cessna 152 (N757PY), Chatham, MA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing until the nose gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19800405008399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800405008399A), Apr 5, 1980: Cessna 152 (N757PY), Imperial, NE, Substantial damage. Student pilot on cross country attempted emergency landing because of fuel contamination. Crashed during roll out.

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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