CHI72AC040

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A150K · Franklin, OH · October 30, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 30, 1971
Place
Franklin, OH · FRANKLIN, OH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8425MCessna A150K
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164562

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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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3-4557  71/10/30   FRANKLIN,OHIO       CESSNA A150K        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1735                    N8425M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMISBURG,OHIO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 110 MG PER 100 ML.ACFT MADE 3 LOW PASSES BY RELATIVES HOME,STEEP PULL UP.

Aircraft

Registration
N8425M
Reported as
Cessna A150K
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.