# Accident 19960828026179A: Cessna 150H, Minden, NV, August 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0102° N, 119.7492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0102&lon=-119.7492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788JG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N788JG-1997-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960828026179A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT TRYING NEGOTIATE A PASS. TRIED LAND IN MEADOW. HIT TREE. BURNED. DENSITY ALTITUDE. 9000 FT.

## 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 LAX96LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA318), Aug 28, 1996: Cessna 150H (N788JG), Minden, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed remedial action when encountering downdrafts while approaching high terrain in high density altitude conditions. The pilot's inadequate supervision of the second pilot was a…

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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