Cessna 150L accident near Dunsmuir, CA
On October 20, 2021, a Cessna 150L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dunsmuir, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 20, 2021
- Place
- Dunsmuir, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.220°N, 122.309°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211022104148
Official records · WPR22FA021
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On October 20, 2021, about 1100 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N5268Q, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Dunsmuir, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Multiple witnesses reported that the pilot was on a multi-leg cross-country flight that departed on October 19, 2021, from Sequim Valley Airport (W28), Sequim, Washington, about 1000 PDT, and was destined for Haigh Field Airport (O37), Orland, California. During a stop at Independence State Airport (7S5), Independence, Oregon, a witness reported the pilot charged the airplane battery, as he was having “issues” with the alternator. The witness offered the pilot assistance to find a replacement alternator, but the pilot refused. Witnesses reported that the pilot was “anxious” to get home and had a “get-there-itis" posture. After charging the battery at 7S5, the pilot departed for Ashland Municipal Airport-Sumner Parker Field (S03), Ashland, Oregon, and landed for an overnight rest stop. On October 20, the pilot departed S03 about 0940 PDT enroute to O37. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an alert notification, or ALNOT, on October 20, at 1925 PDT, after a family friend became concerned as he had not heard back from the pilot, who was unreachable through the pilot’s cell phone. A search ensued and the airplane wreckage was subsequently discovered on a rising face of Mt. Bradley, about 725 ft below the summit, about 2 miles northwest of Interstate 5 near Dunsmuir, California. P
Probable cause
The non-certificated pilot’s improper decision to continue the flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in controlled flight into 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.
