# Accident 19900224002589A: Mcbems LARK95, Orland, CA, February 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Orland, CA
- Airport: Haigh Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7303° N, 122.3298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7303&lon=-122.3298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123MR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCBEMS LARK95
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900224002589A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED PERFORMING STALLS. THEN SPIN INTO GROUND. PILOT REPORTED TO BE EPILEPTIC. USED NON FLYING SEIZURE DRUG.

## 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 LAX90LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA104), Feb 24, 1990: I.C.A. Brasov 2902.11.01.001 Lark (N123MR), Orland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF EXPERIENCING AN EPILEPTIC SEIZURE. A FACTOR WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INGESTION OF AN ANTICONVULSANT DRUG…

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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