- Date
- July 16, 1988, 13:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Corona, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N736HQCessna R172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880716026969A
- Case key
- 26058
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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
During takeoff the engine failed to develop full power & the acft collided with trees located approx 500 ft beyond the runway. Exam of the engine revealed the mixture control arm at its fuel pump housing attachment point had restricted movement & was improperly adjusted. When the cockpit mixture control was in the full rich position the mixture was found set to approx a mid-range position. Any aft movement of the mixture control from its full rich position initiated an engine shutdown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N736HQ
- Reported as
- Cessna R172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1722543
- Airframe hours
- 3,980
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-K, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Z-Air
- Registered owner
- Mark L Fagerlin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 18, 1988 · 67 hours before
- Departed
- L66 · Corona, CA
- Destination
- L22 · Yucca Valley, CA
- Airport
- L66 · Corona Muni, runway 25, 3,200 × 60 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 10 in this make and model · 150 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.