# NTSB Accident LAX92LA095
> **CESSNA 150J** · 1992-01-19 · PINYON, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX92LA095
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14011
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-01-19
- **Location:** PINYON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.630584, -116.590141
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 150J
- **Registration:** N50810
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING TO ENTER A MOUNTAINOUS AREA AT A LOW ALTITUDE, AND HIS IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRPLANE.  FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT RELATED TO THE INSTRUCTOR'S LOWERING OF THE WING FLAPS DURING A TIME WHEN A DOWNDRAFT WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE TERRAIN WAS RISING.

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