- Date
- July 11, 1970
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2782SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112570
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1205 70/7/11 NR.WASILLA,ALAS CESSNA 150 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 101 TIME - 1815 N2782S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASILLA,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- STALLED DURING PULL UP FROM LOW PASS. CRASHED IN LAKE. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2782S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Big Lake
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