# NTSB LAX86LA225: Cessna 150D, N6013T, Lancaster, CA, May 17, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 17, 1986, 10:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Coordinates: 34.719554, -118.150543 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7196&lon=-118.1505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX86LA225
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25162/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA225

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - altitude - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A 60 FOOT TALL PINE TREE WHILE MANEUVERING OVER A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE WAS HEADING WEST AT 750 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WITH 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AIRSPEED WITH FIFTY PERCENT POWER APPLIED. HE WAS SHOUTING AND WAVING TO HIS WIFE ON THE GROUND WHEN THE TREE WAS CONTACTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6013T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15060713
- Airframe hours: 3334
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Franklin Elliott
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 22, 1985, 16 hours before
- Departed: MOJAVE, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,443 total, 246 in this make and model, 1,443 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: WJF, 5 nm away

## 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 19860517017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860517017959A), May 17, 1986: Cessna 150D, Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Made low pass, began turn, aircraft settled into pine trees. Unable to recover from descent. Suspect stall.

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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