Cessna 150G N3403J

Summary

On 22 April 1999 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N3403J was involved in an accident near Gorman, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 April 1999 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Gorman, California, United States

Coordinates

34.8598, -118.8695

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N3403J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bakersfield → Upland

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX99FA160

1 person died.

The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather conditions beneath a low ceiling in mountainous terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The accident site is in a mountain valley between the departure and destination airports. A ground witness observed the aircraft flying about 400 feet above ground level, in and out of the cloud bases beneath an overcast ceiling, up the valley toward higher terrain. A resident who lives directly above the accident site reported that the mountainside where the aircraft wreckage was later located was obscured in clouds at the time of the accident. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions were found during examination of the wreckage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.