- Date
- May 13, 1972
- Place
- Metamora, MI · METAMORA, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8441MCessna A150
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165987
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2886 72/5/13 METAMORA,MICH CESSNA A150 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 113 TIME - 1609 N8441M PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNTRY VIEW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PONTIAC,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- ENTERED SPIN FROM LOW ACROBATIC MANEUVER. ABOUT 42 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT ON DEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8441M
- Reported as
- Cessna A150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Country View
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