Cessna 150C N7801Z

Summary

On 30 December 2021 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 150C registered N7801Z was involved in an accident near Johnsondale, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 December 2021 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Johnsondale, California, United States

Coordinates

36.0095, -118.4890

Aircraft

Cessna 150C

Registration

N7801Z

Category

Airplane

Year built

1963

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kernville → Kernville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA071

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing on a snow-covered unimproved runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he attempted a touch and go landing on a snow-covered backcountry airstrip, in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. The snow was deeper than he anticipated and the ground beneath the snow softer than expected. During the landing, the main wheels dug in, and the airplane nosed over. The vertical stabilizer and rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.