- Date
- August 8, 1972
- Place
- Hope, AK · HOPE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3953UCessna 150E
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167540
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1675 72/8/8 NR.HOPE,ALAS CESSNA 150E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 79 TOTAL TIME - UNK/NR N3953U PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 77 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 8/9/72. REPORTEDLY SPOTTING SHEEP. DIRECTION OF FLT INTO HI TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3953U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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