# Accident 19960112000369A: Cessna 150L, Fairfield, CA, January 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1996, 03:38 local time
- Place: Fairfield, CA
- Airport: Travis Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1904° N, 121.9309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1904&lon=-121.9309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18106, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18106-1997-03-19) (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: 175 total, 155 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960112000369A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED VFR AT NIGHT. ENCOUNTERED LOW GROUND FOG. LOST CONTROL ON GO AROUND FROM ASR VECTORS. NON USE 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 LAX96FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA094), Jan 12, 1996: Cessna 150 (N18106), Suisun, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions which eventually led to a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were: the pilot's inadequate…

## Other reports on N18106 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901130064559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901130064559I), Nov 30, 1990: Cessna 150L (N18106), Sacramento, CA. Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing on highway. Found primer pump was not secured in place.

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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