- Date
- December 31, 1976
- Place
- Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5419QCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761231038869A
- Case key
- 156753
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3737 76/12/31 MADERA,CA CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 291 TIME - 2320 N5419Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 168 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADERA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STOCKTON,CA FRESNO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 47 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 290 2 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS VFR REMARKS- VFR ARPTS AVAILABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5419Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Madera County
N5419QRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2013 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.