CHI69A0025

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Terre Haute, IN · August 28, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 28, 1968
Place
Terre Haute, IN · TERRE HAUTE, IN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7239SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report October 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109368

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2610  68/8/28    TERRE HAUTE,IND     CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1504                    N7239S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N7239S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.