- Date
- July 4, 1971
- Place
- Hessel, MI · HESSEL, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8151SCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162061
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1810 71/7/4 HESSEL,MICH CESSNA 150F CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 96 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N8151S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HESSEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HESSEL,MICH SAULT STE.MARIE,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND. SETTLED IN TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8151S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hessel
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