Cessna 150E accident near Anaheim Hills, CA
On November 8, 2002, a Cessna 150E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Anaheim Hills, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 8, 2002
- Place
- Anaheim Hills, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.883°N, 117.683°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021122X05506
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 8, 2002, about 0430 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 150E, N6236T, collided with power lines near Anaheim Hills, California. The pilot was operating the borrowed airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed. The personal cross-country flight departed Temecula, California, about 0400, en route to Fullerton, California. Weather at the accident site could not be determined; however, night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the nearest reporting station, Chino, California, which was about 8 nautical miles (nm) at 020 degrees from the accident site. No flight plan had been filed. Southern California Edison (SCE) power company personnel responded to a transmission line problem. The SCE personnel discovered downed power lines, and the main airplane wreckage about 100 yards west of the downed lines. The empennage was about 40 feet east of the main wreckage. SCE personnel stated that the transmission lines were approximately 150 feet above the ground, which had an estimated elevation of 450 feet above mean sea level (msl). A witness said that he was traveling on the westbound California 91 freeway. He heard and saw an aircraft pass over him from his right shoulder to his left shoulder. He saw a white light on the aircraft that periodically flashed. He watched the light and it remained at the 11 o'clock position in his windshield, and left of the freeway. The witness then observed a quick bright white, egg shaped flash. From his position, he es
Probable cause
the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from power lines. A contributing factor was the pilot's impairment by medication.
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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.
