# Accident 20211020017949A: Cessna 150L, Dunsmuir, CA, October 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2021, 11:00 local time
- Place: Dunsmuir, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2197° N, 122.3091° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2197&lon=-122.3091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5268Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5268Q-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211020017949A

## Narrative

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

ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2021, A CESSNA 150L REGISTRATION NUMBER N5268Q WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT WAS LOCATED ON MT. BRADLEY JUST NORTH OF DUNSMUIR, CA.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ASHLAND, OREGON ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT BACK HOME TO ORLAND AT APPROXIMATELY 0940.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RETURN BACK TO ORLAND, CALIFORNIA, FAMILY MEMBERS CONTACTED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND AN ALNOT WAS ISSUED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND ON THE SOUTH-EAST SLOPE OF MT. BRADLEY NORTH OF DUNSMUIR, CA. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE.

THE PILOT WAS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND STOPPED IN ASHLAND TO CHARGE THE BATTERY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITH THE MAG SWITCH IN BOTH AND THE MASTER SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. THE ENGINE AND BOTH WINGS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO HITTING SEVERAL TREES PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE NTSB, ROC AND SACRAMENTO FSDO WERE NOTIFIED AROUND NOON ON 10/22/2021

## 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 WPR22FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA021), Oct 20, 2021: Cessna 150L (N5268Q), Dunsmuir, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot’s improper decision to continue the flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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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