CHI71AC023

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Mackinaw, IL · September 28, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 28, 1970
Place
Mackinaw, IL · MACKINAW, IL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5901ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154395

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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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3-1304  70/9/28    MACKINAW,ILL        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 243
        TIME - 1740                    N5901E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,ILL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- LDG LANE APRX 1000FT.DRG CLB OUT ACFT OBSVD NOSE AND L WING DWN,DSCNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N5901E
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.