Cessna 150J N63YZ

Summary

On 7 February 2000 at about 14:03 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N63YZ was involved in an accident near Redwood City, 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

7 February 2000 at 14:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Redwood City, California, United States

Nearest airport

San Carlos (SQL)

Coordinates

37.4899, -122.2093

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N63YZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sacramento → San Carlos

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX00FA090

1 person died.

The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were the pilot's improper remedial action and his self-induced pressure.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During cruise flight, about 1/4 mile from the destination airport, the pilot entered fog, altered course, then collided with the guide wire of a lighted commercial radio antenna. The pilot regularly commuted to the destination airport near his work. Weather forecasts obtained by the pilot indicated that low ceilings and visibilities were moving into the area around his destination. As the pilot was approaching the destination airport, he reported observing the airport, as well as cloud layers, over the bay that lay along his flight route. Radar data depicted the airplane's track to within about 1/4 mile of the runway, then an altered course about 180 degrees. Ground witnesses heard the airplane, saw it below a fog bank, and then heard sounds of the airplane's impact with the guide wire and the ground. Local paramedics who responded to the 911 call reported having to search for the wreckage on foot because of the thick fog.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.