Cessna 150 accident near Taft, CA
On September 28, 2005, a Cessna 150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Taft, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 28, 2005
- Place
- Taft, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.127°N, 119.556°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051026X01741
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 28, 2005, approximately 0842 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150, N1238Q, impacted mountainous terrain 8 miles southeast of Taft, California. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was operated by KCSI (Kern Charter Service, Inc.) Aerial Patrol Inc. of Bakersfield, California, as an aerial surveillance flight under the provisions of a waiver issued under 14 CFR Part 91 (the waiver was for low altitude operations). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the local flight. The airplane departed from the Kern County Airport (L17), Taft, around 0807. According to the general manager of KCSI, the accident pilot normally conducted their pipeline patrol operations out of L17. The pilot was responsible for conducting the patrol operations, flight record keeping and reporting, refueling operations (from a self-service fuel truck owned by KCSI), and was to hangar the airplane following operations. The pilot normally conducted three patrol operations throughout the day with the following schedule: 0730 - 1030 Patrol mission 1030 - 1400 Break 1400 - 1600 Patrol mission 1600 - 1700 Break 1700 - 1830 Patrol mission According to company personnel, the pilot called in on the morning of the 28th and left a phone message indicating the tachometer time following the previous day's missions. He did not call back throughout the day on the 28th. On the 29th, the pilot's roommate called KCSI personnel and indicated that the pilot never came
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering. The mountainous terrain was a factor.
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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.
