CHI71AC076

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Knox, IN · April 12, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 12, 1971
Place
Knox, IN · KNOX, IN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4682XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 15, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161352

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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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3-4016  71/4/12    KNOX,IND            CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1055                    N4682X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARKE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLOTHIAN,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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N4682X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Starke Co

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.