- Date
- July 4, 1972
- Place
- Hales Corners, WI · HALES CORNERS, WI
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N79022Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167172
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3266 72/7/4 HALES CORNERS,WIS CESSNA 172K CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 41, 428 TIME - 1245 N79022 PX- 2 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RAINBOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILWAUKEE,WISC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- AIR DROPPING FAVORS AT PICNIC. STALLED IN PULL UP FROM LOW ALT PASS,FLAPS FULL DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79022
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rainbow
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