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FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Corona, CA · December 15, 2003

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Date
December 15, 2003 · 06:00 local
Place
Corona, CA
Airport
Corona Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N61303
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04FA081
Reported as
Cessna 150J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Student
N61303Registration cancelled Apr 26, 2013 · Cessna 150JS/N 15070950 · Built 1969Airframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 12/15/2003 bradley cords departed Corona airport with one passenger destined for torrence, CA. Aircraft immediately collided with terrain 500 yards west of the departure end of runway 25. The aircraft was owned and operated by the student pilot. Both the pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The recorded gate video that registered the entrance of the pilot's auto showed dense fog at the approx time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 12/15/2003 BRADLEY CORDS DEPARTED CORONA AIRPORT WITH ONE PASSENGER DESTINED FOR TORRENCE, CA. AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN 500 YARDS WEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 25. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE RECORDED GATE VIDEO THAT REGISTERED THE ENTRANCE OF THE PILOT'S AUTO SHOWED DENSE FOG AT THE APPROX TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX04FA081Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCorona, CAThe student pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain aircraft control as a result of spatial disorientation.Dec 15, 2003 · Destroyed