# Accident 19910222003309A: Cessna 150L, Carlsbad, CA, February 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1991, 19:12 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1301° N, 117.2991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1301&lon=-117.2991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18526, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18526-1993-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,247 total, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910222003309A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A HILL AT NIGHT AFTER DEPARTING SPECIAL VFR UNDER LOW CEILING.

## 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 LAX91FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA111), Feb 23, 1991: Cessna 150L (N18526), Carlsbad, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE CFI/PIC'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND THE CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF IMC CONDITIONS. THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF ANTIHISTAMINE AND THE LOW CEILING WERE…

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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