Cessna 150, N22963: Accident occurred October 11, 2020 near Eastern Sierra Regional Airport ((KBIH), Bishop, Inyo County, California

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

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Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Reno

DK Futures LLC

https://registry.faa.gov/N22963

Location: Bishop, CA 

Accident Number: WPR21LA012

Date & Time: October 11, 2020, 14:30 Local

Registration: N22963

Aircraft: Cessna 150 

Injuries: 1 Minor

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Aircraft Make: Cessna Registration: N22963

Model/Series: 150 H Aircraft Category: Airplane

Amateur Built: No

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Crew Injuries: 1 Minor

Aircraft Damage: Substantial

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Aircraft Fire: None

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Aircraft Explosion: None

Total Injuries: 1 Minor 

Latitude, Longitude: 37.3409,-118.3571 

Over the weekend, a small private plane fell about one mile short of the southern approach to runway 3 – 5 at the Eastern Sierra Regional Airport in Bishop over the weekend.

The single pilot, Jeff Thompson, of Bishop,  walked away from the crash on LADWP open land. He walked to the airport, where his car was parked. He drove home and contacted the FAA . Thompson, realizing how lucky he was to survive the crash, heard a rumor yesterday at the airport that he had a heart attack. “The only result was a scratched knuckle,” Thompson told KIBS/KBOV News.

Thompson said the plane’s engine just stopped running short of the runway. “I found a nice flat spot,” he said.

An investigator from the National Transportation Safety Board was reportedly on site Monday, October 12, according to Bishop Volunteer Fire Chief Joe Dell.

The Cessna 150, built in 1968, is owned by David Bartlett out of Reno , NV.  He had loaned the plan to Thompson several months ago.

A representative from the NTSB said the cause of the accident is still under investigation.

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