# Accident 19821211066999A: Cessna 150L, Big Bear Lake, CA, December 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1982, 20:30 local time
- Place: Big Bear Lake, CA
- Airport: City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2310° N, 116.8596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2310&lon=-116.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1221Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1221Q-1983-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 184 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821211066999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

VFR PILOT TOOK OFF INTO DENSE FOG. REPORTED ENGINE LOST POWER.STRUCK TREES. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX83LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA059), Dec 12, 1982: Cessna 150L (N1221Q), Big Bear Lake, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N1221Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780211001349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211001349A), Feb 11, 1978: Cessna 150L (N1221Q), Visalia, CA, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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