- Date
- September 8, 1984, 10:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Rialto, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4959HCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840908047629A
- Case key
- 24396
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that this was the first flt after the eng had been overhauled. During the takeoff climb at an alt of 500 ft the eng lost pwr. The plt made a hard landing adjacent to the rwy. Exam of the eng after the accident revealed the exhaust rocker arm adjusting had not been torqued to the required 450 inch pounds, thus excessive cylinder pressure developed and bent the intake pushrod.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4959H
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284046
- Airframe hours
- 1,274
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- R.S. Bumbarner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 19, 1983 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- L67 · Rialto, CA
- Destination
- L12 · Redlands, CA
- Airport
- L67 · Rialto Muni, runway 24, 3,600 × 75 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 95 total · 95 in this make and model · 47 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.