LAX83FA382

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12