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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Fresno, CA · December 14, 1990

Date
December 14, 1990 · 10:30 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Sierra Sky Park Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4651X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA055
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total25 in this make and model

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 in near zero IMC and crashed into a pond during climbout. Was taking flu medication.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT TOOK OFF IN NEAR ZERO IMC AND CRASHED INTO A POND DURING CLIMBOUT. WAS TAKING FLU MEDICATION.

NTSB investigation

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