Cessna 190 accident near Chino, California, February 28, 1987
On February 28, 1987 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Cessna 190, registered N4498C, was substantially damaged in an accident near Chino, California (Chino airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 28, 1987 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Chino, California · Chino
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 190 · all 190s on the register
- Registration
- N4498C · registry record · serial 16082
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PRIOR TO TAKEOFF THE PILOT OBSERVED AN ASYMMETRICAL DEFLECTION OF THE RUDDER/BRAKE PEDALS. UPON LANDING HE EXECUTED A RIGHT TURN TO DEPART THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE RIGHT TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR. THE PLT STATED AFTER THE ACC THAT THE LEFT BRAKE, PART #0341005-65, WAS WORN BEYOND ALLOWABLE TOLERANCES AS DETERMINED BY A RECENT MAINTENANCE OVERHAUL. THE PLT HAD NOTICED, PRIOR TO THE LAST TAKEOFF, THAT THE LEFT BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEFLECTED INWARD 1 1/2 INCHES FARTHER THAN THE RT BRAKE PEDAL. THE PLT HAD TRIED TO STOP THE GROUNDLOOP WITH THE LEFT BRAKE BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,791 hours in all; 875 in this make and model; 45 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 1,686 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,900 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 16, 1986; 100 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,150 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Jacobs R-755-A2 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: POC La Verne CA at 5:50 pm
- Destination: CNO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 26, 3,858 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 20,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:46 pm from CNO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N4498C the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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