CHI69A0089

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Prospect, KY · April 30, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 30, 1969
Place
Prospect, KY · PROSPECT, KY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8498GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176207

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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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3-1961  69/4/30    PROSPECT,KY         CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N8498G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STALLED DURING STEEP-BANKED TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N8498G
Reported as
Cessna 150
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.