| Crash location | 38.300000°N, 119.566670°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Strawberry, CA
37.896870°N, 122.508863°W 162.4 miles away |
| Tail number | N71653 |
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| Accident date | 20 May 1990 |
| Aircraft type | Lanscombe(AF) Luscombe 8A(NTSB) |
| Additional details: | Silver/Red |
THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT IN A CONFINED MOUNTAIN PASS AREA WHICH WAS IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; AND THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A COURSE REVERSAL IN THE NARROW CONFINED CANYON.