LAX83FVG04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Lincoln, CA · November 26, 1982

Accident · FatalFinal report
Date
November 25, 1982, 21:25 local (Nov 26, 1982, 05:25 UTC)
Place
Lincoln, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1411QCessna 150L
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Status
Completed · report November 25, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19821125061579A
Case key
71432

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

In flight encounter with weatherTakeoff - initial climb
Weather condition - fogFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - initiatedPilot in commandCause
Loss of control - in flightTakeoff - initial climb
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Aircraft handling - uncontrolledPilot in commandCause
Lack of total instrument timePilot in commandCause
Spatial disorientationPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterTakeoff - initial climb

Analysis

The acft crashed on the arpt immediately after takeoff. A plt who had landed at the arpt at 2030 reported that fog had just reached the arpt with a top approximately 1,100 ft AGL & the base a 200 ft AGL. He advised the plt against going, but the plt stated he planned to takeoff & climb straight ahead until on top.

Aircraft

Registration
N1411Q
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1572711
Airframe hours
5,161
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Donesky, Conrol Frederick
Registered owner
Donesky, Conrol Frederick
Departed
051 · Lincoln, CA
Destination
C · Angwin, CA
Airport
051 · Lincoln Municipal Airport, runway 33, 3,700 × 300 ft, macadam

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
21
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
87 total · 42 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Wind
Calm
Visibility
3 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
1,200 ft overcast
Temperature
118 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.