# Accident 19901214055619A: Cessna 150G, Fresno, CA, December 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Sierra Sky Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7490° N, 119.6697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7490&lon=-119.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4651X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4651X-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901214055619A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX91LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA055), Dec 14, 1990: Cessna 150G (N4651X), Fresno, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FOGGY WEATHER CONDITIONS; SPATIAL…

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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