Cessna R172K N736HQ

Summary

On 16 July 1988 at about 20:40 local time, a Cessna R172K registered N736HQ, operated by Z-Air, was involved in an accident near Corona, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 July 1988 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Corona, California, United States

Nearest airport

Corona Muni (L66)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna R172K

Registration

N736HQ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Z-Air

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corona → Yucca Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX88LA259

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.