Cessna 150L accident near Daggett, California, March 12, 1983
On March 12, 1983 at about 8:18 pm local time, a Cessna 150L, registered N19095, was destroyed in an accident near Daggett, California. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 12, 1983 · about 8:18 pm local time
- Place
- Daggett, California · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · all 150Ls on the register
- Registration
- N19095 · no longer on the register · serial 15074165
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT & HER COPILOT/NAVIGATOR WERE PARTICIPATING IN A X-COUNTRY AIR DERBY. AFTER MAKING A REQUIRED FLY-BY AT THE BARSTOW-DAGGET ARPT, THEY TURNED SOUTHEAST TO CONTINUE ON COURSE. A SHORT TIME LATER, ABOUT 6 MI SOUTHEAST OF THE ARPT, THE PLT DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLEAR OVER RISING TERRAIN, SO SHE LANDED. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS APRX 4000 FT MSL.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,480 hours in all; 852 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 1,256 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,495 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 9, 1982; 23 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: VNY Van Nuys CA at 7:45 pm
- Destination: VNY Van Nuys CA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:23 pm from DAG, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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