Cessna 150D accident near Lancaster, California, May 17, 1986
On May 17, 1986 at about 5:40 pm local time, a Cessna 150D, registered N6013T, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lancaster, California. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. 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
- May 17, 1986 · about 5:40 pm local time
- Place
- Lancaster, California · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150D · all 150Ds on the register
- Registration
- N6013T · no longer on the register · serial 15060713
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A 60 FOOT TALL PINE TREE WHILE MANEUVERING OVER A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE WAS HEADING WEST AT 750 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WITH 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AIRSPEED WITH FIFTY PERCENT POWER APPLIED. HE WAS SHOUTING AND WAVING TO HIS WIFE ON THE GROUND WHEN THE TREE WAS CONTACTED.
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: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,443 hours in all; 246 in this make and model; 17 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 1,443 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,334 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 22, 1985; 16 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: Mojave CA at 5:15 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 19°F (-7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:50 pm from WJF, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6013T the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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