Accident: Cessna 150K
Sep 30, 2023 · Gilford, NH
NTSB numberERA23FA384Event id20231001193165
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of control during visual flight rules flight in night instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s motivation to depart on the flight despite being made aware that conditions might be unsafe and his continuation of the flight as weather conditions deteriorated.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150K
- Registration
- N6312G
- Year built
- 1970
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern base VFR encounter with IMC
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Laconia Municipal Airport (LCI)3 nm (6 km) west
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