Cessna 150L accident near Yucaipa, CA
On December 24, 1998, a Cessna 150L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yucaipa, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 24, 1998
- Place
- Yucaipa, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.040°N, 117.009°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11577
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 24, 1998, about 1400 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 150L, N11829, was destroyed when it collided with terrain in the foothills south of Yucaipa, California. The rental airplane, owned and operated by Aerodrome Aircraft Rentals, was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. Both the certified flight instructor and student pilot sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area instructional flight that departed Redlands, California, about 1300, and no flight plan was filed. When the airplane did not return by 1500, the operator notified the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and an alert notice was issued. Approximately 1900 an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) signal was detected and the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) launched a search. The CAP unit directed a San Bernardino County Sheriff air unit to the wreckage about 2040. A company document indicated the Hobbs meter reading at departure was 3448.0; it read _449 at the accident scene. The accident site was 34 degrees 00.428 minutes north latitude and 117 degrees 07.929 minutes west longitude. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The instructor held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane ratings for single and multiengine land and instruments. A flight instructor certificate with ratings for airplane single engine and instrument was issued on September 11, 1998. A second-class medical with the limitation holder shall wear corrective lenses was issued on July 1, 1998. An examination of one of the pilot's logbooks, with entries starting on September 5, 1
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
