# Accident 20210730012239A: Cessna 150, Banning, CA, July 30, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2021, 09:31 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9294° N, 116.8533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9294&lon=-116.8533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8520G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8520G-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210730012239A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 30, 2021, ABOUT 0930, A CESSNA 150 AIRPLANE, N8520G, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR BANNING, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14, CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.

THE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE SURFACE IN A ROCKY OPEN AREA, NORTH OF THE BANNING AIRPORT (BNG).

## 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 WPR21FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA298), Jul 30, 2021: Cessna 150 (N8520G), Banning, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.

## Other reports on N8520G (1)

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

- [Incident 19910324013679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910324013679I), Mar 24, 1991: Cessna 150F (N8520G), Zenda, WI, Minor damage. Rough running engine. Forced landing in a plowed cornfield. Pilot counseled on carburetor icing.

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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