# Accident 19981224046209A: Cessna 150L, Yacaida, CA, December 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Yacaida, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0396° N, 117.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0396&lon=-117.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11829, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11829-2000-02-12) (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: 981 total, 31 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981224046209A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN OVER 3 1/2 YEARS; HIS TOTAL TIME WAS 12.5 HOURS. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED AROUND 1300, AND WHEN IT DID NOT RETURN BY 1500, THE OPERATOR REPORTED IT MISSING.  AN EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT) SIGNAL WAS DETECTED ABOUT 1900, AND THE WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED ABOUT 2040.  A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WAS DETECTED ON SCENE.  ALL OF THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.  THE FLAPS WERE SET AT 40 DEGREES OF EXTENSION AND CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED FOR ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS.  AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED PARTS DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES WHICH WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.  GROUND SCARS AND WRECKAGE SIGNATURES SHOWED A NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT WITH ROTATION TO THE RIGHT.                                                                     (-23) ON DECEMBER 24, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 HOURS, CESSNA 150L, N11829, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR YUCAIPA, CALIFORNIA. BOTH THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE TRAINING FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED REDLANDS AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 HOURS, DECEMBER 24, 1998.

## 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 LAX99FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA058), Dec 24, 1998: Cessna 150L (N11829), Yucaipa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane.

## Other reports on N11829 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910511020709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511020709I), May 11, 1991: Cessna 150L (N11829), Redlands, CA, Minor damage. Student flared too high and made a hard landing. Veered right and departed runway.

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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