Cessna 150L N11829

Summary

On 24 December 1998 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N11829 was involved in an accident near Yucaipa, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 December 1998 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Yucaipa, California, United States

Coordinates

34.0396, -117.0094

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N11829

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Redlands → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX99FA058

2 people died.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated flight instructor and the student pilot departed on a local training flight. The airplane departed around 1300, and when it did not return by 1500, the operator reported it missing. An emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal was detected about 1900, and the wreckage was discovered about 2040. A strong smell of fuel was detected on scene. All of the airplane was accounted for at the accident site. The flaps were set at 40 degrees of extension and control continuity was established for all flight controls. An inspection of the engine and associated parts did not reveal any discrepancies which would have precluded normal operation. Ground scars and wreckage signatures showed a near vertical impact with rotation to the right. This was the student pilot's first flight in over 3 1/2 years; his total time was 12.5 hours.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.