# Accident 19840519017999A: Cessna 150M, Kernville, CA, May 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1984, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7305° N, 118.3893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7305&lon=-118.3893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63357, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63357-1989-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 115 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840519017999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WINDS DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE ALTITUDE. HIT DOWNDRAFT AND CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 LAX84LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA308), May 19, 1984: Cessna 150 (N63357), Kernville, CA, destroyed

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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