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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Happy Camp, CA · March 30, 1984

Date
March 30, 1984 · 06:55 local
Place
Happy Camp, CA
Airport
Happy Camp
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9254U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA237
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
279 total250 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

VFR pilot took off into dense fog in attempt to climb out on top. Drifted left into trees on rising terrain.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT TOOK OFF INTO DENSE FOG IN ATTEMPT TO CLIMB OUT ON TOP. DRIFTED LEFT INTO TREES ON RISING TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.