Cessna 150 accident near Brawley, CA
On October 31, 2019, a Cessna 150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brawley, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 31, 2019
- Place
- Brawley, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.988°N, 115.469°W
- NTSB ID
- 20191031X64722
Official records · WPR20FA018
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On October 31, 2019, at 0119 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150A, N7158X, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in Brawley, California. The private pilot and passenger died. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was identified on radar from the time it taxied from the hangars at Brawley Municipal Airport, to just north of the accident site. After the airplane departed runway 8 (at 0116), it turned left and flew westbound just north of the runway. At 0117, about 1.5 nautical miles northwest of runway 8, the airplane turned to the left approximately 225° and crossed the runway on a northeast heading. At 0118 the airplane turned right, and at 0119:31 the airplane made another right turn and was on a southbound heading. The last radar return was at 0119:55 north-northwest of the accident site. The airplane came to rest upright on the shoreline of the Alamo River in desert shrub trees, on a magnetic heading of 257°. The initial impact point was the left wingtip embedded in a desert tree shrub, and about 30 feet from the wing tip was a freshly broken branch. The wreckage path continued on a southeast heading for 80 feet to the main wreckage. A postaccident examination of the airplane and engine revealed the left fuel tank was breached and the right fuel tank was intact. Approximately 1/2 gallon of light blue fuel was drained from the aircraft through the left drain valve. The fuel selector was observed in the ON position in the cockpit. Flight control continuity was established from the c
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to perform a flight while impaired by the effects of alcohol and cocaine, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance during the flight.
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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.
