- Date
- June 29, 1986, 01:02 local (08:02 UTC)
- Place
- Hesperia, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8729SCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860629028449A
- Case key
- 25199
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Analysis
The student pilot and passenger departed carble airport (ccb), upland, CA, on a visual flight rules personal flight to bullhead city, Arizona. The student plt reported while approaching Hesperia, CA at about 7,500 ft m.s.l. the engine began to experience an intermittent power loss which was followed by a total loss of power. The student pilot elected to land at Hesperia air lodge (L26). While on final approach to runway 21, the airplane collided with some unmarked wires which cross the final approach course. The airplane was removed from the accident site before the engine could be examined. Plts flt time was not available/not reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8729S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15062029
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Phillip Tracy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CCB · Upland, CA
- Destination
- Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport
- L26 · Hesperia Air Lodge, runway 21, 3,910 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8729S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.