# NTSB LAX83FVG04: Cessna 150L, N1411Q, Lincoln, CA, November 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: November 25, 1982, 21:25 local (Nov 26, 1982, 05:25 UTC)
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Coordinates: 38.930557, -121.250251 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9306&lon=-121.2503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FVG04
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71432/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG04

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - flight into known adverse weather - initiated, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total instrument time, pilot in command (cause)
  - spatial disorientation, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1411Q-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 15072711, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1572711
- Airframe hours: 5161
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821125061579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821125061579A), Nov 25, 1982: Cessna 150L, Lincoln, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VFR pilot departed into dark, foggy night. Angle of descent indicates pilot lost control shortly after departure.

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.

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