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N71653 accident description

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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
Accident date 20 May 1990
Aircraft type Lanscombe(AF) Luscombe 8A(NTSB)
Additional details: Silver/Red

NTSB Probable Cause

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.

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