19791015037559A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Spring Valley, IL · October 15, 1979

Date
October 15, 1979 · 16:45 local
Place
Spring Valley, IL
Airport
Valley
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5936J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80DA004
Reported as
Cessna 150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
44 total44 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot in practice area failed to maintain airspeed. Plane stalled, entered spin. Did not recover.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT IN PRACTICE AREA FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. PLANE STALLED, ENTERED SPIN. DID NOT RECOVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.