CHI70A0009

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Hulbert, MI · July 20, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 20, 1969
Place
Hulbert, MI · HULBERT, MI
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9684ACessna 140
Status
Completed · report December 2, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164560

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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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3-2525  69/7/20    HULBERT,MICH        CESSNA 140          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 193
        TIME - 1230                    N9684A              PX-  1  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HULBERT,MICH                HULBERT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO GET TOO LOW AND SLOW WHILE PERFORMING TURNS ABOUT A POINT AT AN AIR SHOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N9684A
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Youngs

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.