# Accident 19911025048019A: Cessna 152, Willits, CA, October 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Willits, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4895° N, 123.3603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4895&lon=-123.3603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24237, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24237-1992-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,535 total, 1,535 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911025048019A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED VFR INTO LOW CLOUDS,FOG,AND RAIN. TRYING TO TURN AROUND STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 LAX92LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA024), Oct 25, 1991: Cessna 152 (N24237), Willits, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO CONTINUE HIS FLIGHT IN DETERIORATING WEATHER, AND HIS MISJUDGED WEATHER EVALUATION.

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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