# Accident 19861117087249A: Cessna 150L, Lake Isabella, CA, November 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1986, 12:40 local time
- Place: Lake Isabella, CA
- Airport: Kern Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6406° N, 118.4599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6406&lon=-118.4599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18235 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861117087249A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN AT AN ELEVATION REPORTED TO BE OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.

## 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 LAX87FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA045), Nov 17, 1986: Cessna 150L (N18235), Lake Isabella, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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