LAX80FUG03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Big Bear Lake, CA · October 31, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 31, 1980
Place
Big Bear Lake, CA · BIG BEAR LAKE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1732QCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801031071849A
Case key
129003

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3004  80/10/31 NR.BIG BEAR LAKE,CA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 203
        TIME - 1630                    N1732Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RED LANDS,CA                BIG BEAR CITY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON

Aircraft

Registration
N1732Q
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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