Cessna 150G accident near Gorman, CA
On April 22, 1999, a Cessna 150G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gorman, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 22, 1999
- Place
- Gorman, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.860°N, 118.870°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001205X00488
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 22, 1999, about 1230 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N3403J, was destroyed when it impacted a mountain near Gorman, California. The private pilot, who was not instrument rated, was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area of the accident site for the personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight was operated in accordance with 14 CFR Part 91 by the owner and departed from Meadows Field, Bakersfield, California, at 1136. There were no witnesses to the accident and the estimated accident time is based upon the departure time from Bakersfield and the elapsed time on the engine tachometer. The pilot's logbook, found with the wreckage, contained an entry dated April 22, 1999, which stated [Gas] "18.74 gals @ 279.3 eng. hrs @ BFL." At the accident scene the engine tachometer read 280.2 hours. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Western Pacific Region Air Traffic Quality Assurance Office, the pilot was cleared for takeoff at Bakersfield at 1136. Radar service was terminated by Bakersfield Approach (Departure) Control at 1156, when the aircraft was approximately over the intersection of the 5 and 99 freeways in the southern San Joaquin Valley. The controller recalled that the mode C altitude report was about 3,500 feet msl when radar service was terminated. Bakersfield Approach Control radar data is not recorded and a review of Los Angeles Center recorded radar data failed to show the aircraft. The wreckage was discovered by pilots of an U.S. Customs Service helicopter that was s
Probable cause
The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather conditions beneath a low ceiling in mountainous terrain.
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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.
