# Accident 19960707016369A: Cessna 150L, California City, CA, July 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1499° N, 117.9204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1499&lon=-117.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N332CS-1996-09-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,147 total, 927 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960707016369A

## Narrative

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

LOOKING FOR PASSENGERS LOST TRUCK AT 500FT AGL. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT. UNABLE PULLOUT. HIT BUSHES. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX96LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA265), Jul 7, 1996: Cessna 150L (N332CS), California City, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an inadequate cruise altitude in an area of rising terrain and his failure to consider the effect of the high density altitude on the climb capability of the aircraft.

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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