Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Rancho California Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Temecula, California 92390
Thursday, August 11, 1983 12:00 PDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
A STINSON 108-3, N12HK, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PLT, & A CESSNA 152, N46757, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PLT, COLLIDED WHILE BOTH ACFT WERE CRUISING AT 5500 FT MSL. THE PRIVATE PLT (OF N12HK) REPORTED HE AS ON A MAGNETIC HEADING 130 DEG & WAS INDICATING 92 MPH (ABOUT 80 KTS). THE STUDENT PLT (N6757), STATED HE WAS TRACKING A VOR RADIAL, HEADING ABOUT 150 DEG, & AS INDICATING 95 KTS. NEITHER PLT SAW THE OTHER ACFT BEFORE IMPACT. DURING THE COLLISION, THE PROPELLER OF THE CESSNA 52 STRUCK THE LEFT MAIN GEAR & LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN OF THE STINSON 108-3. THE STINSON PLT CONTINUED ON TO RAMDNA, CA & LANDED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ENG OF THE CESSNA QUIT RUNNING, BUT THE PROPELLER CONTINUED TO WINDMILL. THE STUDENT CLOSED THE MIXTURE SO THAT THE ENG WOULD NOT RESTART & MADE A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING AT THE RANCHO ARPT AT TEMECULAR,CA. THE CESSNA SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, SPINNER, ENG COWLING & LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 8/11/1983 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1200 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time |
| Event City | TEMECULA |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 92390 |
| Event Date Year | 1983 |
| Event Date Month | 8 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | RANCHO CALIFORNIA |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 2L0 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 5 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 30 |
| Airport Elevation | 1015 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1155 Pacific Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 327 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | RIV |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1538 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 22 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 15 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 32 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 14 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 70 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 4 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 3774 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Light |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 2865 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | 0 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 25553 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 9:15AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N12HK | N46757 |
| NTSB Number | LAX83FA382A | LAX83FA382B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Substantial | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | STINSON | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 108-3 | 152 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 108-3 | 152 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 108-4257 | 15283100 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2150 | 6 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Nov 12 1982 12:00AM | Jul 27 1983 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 75 | 23 |
| Airframe Hours | 2540 | 2016 |
| ELT Installed | No | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Unknown | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | VERNON SWIFT | JOHN L. PARKER |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 15850 JENNY STREET | 13105 A AVENIEDA SANTA PECLA |
| Aircraft Owner City | HESPERIA | LA MIRADA |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | ||
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 92345 | 90638 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- | -- |
| Operator Name | AVIATION FACILITIES | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | No |
| Operator Street Address | 4119 W. COMMONWEALTH | |
| Operator City | FULLERTON | |
| Operator State | CA | |
| Operator Country | ||
| Operator Zip code | 92635 | |
| Operator Code | ||
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown | 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 | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | RIR | HMT |
| Departure City | RIVERSIDE | HEMET |
| Departure State | CA | CA |
| Departure Country | ||
| Departure Time | 1140 | 1145 |
| Departure Time Zone | PDT | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | L39 | L39 |
| Destination City | RAMONA | RAMONA |
| Destination State | CA | CA |
| Destination Country | ||
| Specific Phase of Flight | Cruise | Cruise |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:36AM | Jan 2 2001 10:36AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 | 30 |
| Runway Length | -- | 3465 |
| Runway Width | -- | 60 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |