# NTSB CHI70A0009: Cessna 140, N9684A, Hulbert, MI, July 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1969
- Place: Hulbert, MI · HULBERT, MI
- Location: 46.3542° N, 85.1501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hulbert, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3542&lon=-85.1501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70A0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70A0009

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9684A-1970-09-10), registration cancelled 1970-09-10, S/N 15405 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Youngs

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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