# Accident 20240615007579A: Lockheed 12A, Chino, CA, June 15, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2024, 12:35 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9754° N, 117.6480° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9754&lon=-117.6480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93R-2024-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 12A (registry code 5261402, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-12a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 12A
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 16,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240615007579A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 15, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 1236 HOURS LOCAL TIME 1936 UTC, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART CNO, A LOCKHEED 12A IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 26R. UPON DEPARTURE, DURING CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN AT A STEEP ANGLE AND THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET WEST FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 26R IN A DIRT FIELD. THERE WERE TWO FATALITIES, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION ON IMPACT OF THE LEFT WING AND A POST-CRASH FIRE TO THE ENGINES, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR24FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA196), Jun 15, 2024: Lockheed 12A (N93R), Chino, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude insufficient for recovery. Contributing to the…

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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