# Accident 19931225047169A: Cessna 150G, Truckee, CA, December 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1993, 13:50 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4813X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4813X-1999-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931225047169A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE OUT CLIMB RISING TERRAIN. STRUCK TREES. BURNED. LOW TIME PILOT. DENSITY ALTITUDE FACTORS. TOOK MEDICAL 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 LAX94LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA080), Dec 25, 1993: Cessna 150G (N4813X), Truckee, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRED JUDGMENT AND IMPAIRED PERFORMANCE, WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS, THAT RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE ABOVE THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN…

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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