Aviation Accident Summary LAX88LA018

CARPENTERIA, CA, USA

Aircraft #1

N11176

CESSNA 150L

Analysis

THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER AS HE APPROACHED HIS DESTINATION. AFTER DESCENDING TO 1,500 FEET MSL, HE ATTEMPTED TO FOLLOW A HIGHWAY TO THE OCEAN BUT INADVERTENTLY ENCOUNTERED FOG. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN, AFTER SPOTTING LIGHTS FROM HOUSES SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET BENEATH HIS POSITION, BUT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN THAT WAS COMPLETELY OBSCURED BY FOG.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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