KERNVILLE, CA, USA
N63357
CESSNA 150
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT TOOK A DIRECT ROUTE (HEADING 150 DEG) & BEGAN CLIMBING TO 7500 FT TO CROSS OVER A 6300 FT PASS. HE ENCOUNTERED STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST & STATED THAT HE 'EXPERIENCED SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS CAUSED BY MOUNTAIN WAVES.' THE PLT INITIATED A LEFT TURN, BUT THE ACFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A TREETOP & THE PLANE CRASHED. THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 6200 FT. THE PLT ESTIMATED THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 50 KTS FROM THE NORTHEAST.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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