Hesperia Air Lodge Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Hesperia, California 92345
Thursday, November 3, 1988 14:46 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

WITNESSES RPRTD THAT THE WINDS AT THE ARPT WERE OUT OF THE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KTS WITH PEAK GUSTS OF ABOUT 37 KTS. THEY STATED THE WIND SOCK WAS INDICATING A DIRECT X-WIND WITH RWY 3/21 & THAT THE PLT INITIATED HIS TAKEOFF ON RWY 21. WITNESSES RPRTD THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THE ACFT SETTLED BACK TO THE RWY SVRL TIMES BEFORE REMAINING AIRBORNE. RPRTDLY, THE ACFT DID NOT ATTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB. ACCORDING TO ONE WITNESS, THE ACFT'S LEFT WING DROPPED, THEN THE ACFT BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE GROUND. THE PLT ESTD THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 51 LBS OVER ITS APPROVED GROSS WT. DENSITY ALT WAS CALCULATED TO BE ABOUT 5700 FT. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS RPRTD.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/3/1988
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1446
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City HESPERIA
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 92345
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport HESPERIA AIR LODGE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID L26
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 165
Airport Elevation 3390
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 30
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 5
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 260
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 20
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 37
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 5700
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 2
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1707
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 3 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1530
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 37886
Date of most recent change to record Feb 26 2001 8:07AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N9874Y
NTSB Number LAX89LA033
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CHAMPION
Aircraft Model 7FC
Aircraft Series Identifier 7FC
Aircraft Serial Number 7FC-431
Certified Max Gross Weight 1500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 3 1988 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 36
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name FRED OLIVERI
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1418-C SOUTH RITCHEY ST.
Aircraft Owner City SANTA ANA
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 92705
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code L26
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Feb 26 2001 8:07AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 21
Runway Length 3910
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --