- Date
- October 24, 1965
- Place
- Ralph, MI · RALPH, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N72146Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174931
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0939 65/10/24 RALPH MICH CESSNA 140 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 92 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N72146 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 81 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RALPH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72146
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ralph
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