Cessna 150J N61303

Summary

On 15 December 2003 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N61303 was involved in an accident near Corona, 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

15 December 2003 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Corona, California, United States

Nearest airport

Corona Muni (KAJO)

Coordinates

33.9003, -117.6122

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N61303

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corona → Torrance

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

LAX04FA081

2 people died.

The student pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain aircraft control as a result of spatial disorientation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot and his passenger took off in the single engine airplane in early morning fog and low overcast, and crashed 528 yards from the departure end of the runway. The airplane was located 14 days later in the wooded marshland off of the departure end of the runway. Local weather observations reported that the visibility at the time of departure was less than one-half mile in fog, and the vertical visibility (ceiling) was 100 feet. The pilot obtained a standard weather briefing prior to departure, which included the low visibilities and ceilings. The pilot did not document any instrument flying experience. The post accident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical abnormalities.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.