Cessna 150M N3811V

Summary

On 9 July 1987 at about 02:31 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N3811V, operated by Aday, Jerry R., was involved in an accident near Cameron Park, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 July 1987 at 02:31

Classification

Accident

Location

Cameron Park, California, United States

Nearest airport

Cameron Park (061)

Coordinates

38.5097, -121.1196

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N3811V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aday, Jerry R.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Davis → Cameron Park

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA259

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A PLEASURE FLT, THE NON CERTIFICATED PLT LANDED THE ACFT SHORT OF THE RWY WHEN HE MISTOOK A ROAD FOR THE RWY. THE PLT STATED THAT THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES AND BY THE TIME HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT LANDING ON THE RWY THE ACFT WAS TOO LOW AND SLOW TO GO AROUND. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POLE DURING THE LANDING ROLL, RAN INTO A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. THE PLT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE ACFT AND HAD LOGGED 150 HRS IN THIS TYPE OF ACFT SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE PLTS STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.