- Date
- February 4, 1973
- Place
- Morris, IL · MORRIS, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6974GCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730204003239A
- Case key
- 169494
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0130 73/2/4 MORRIS,ILL CESSNA 150L CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 79 TOTAL TIME - 1610 N6974G PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRIS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORRIS,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT BUZZED HIS HOUSE THEN PULLED UP STEEPLY. CRASHED INTO UNOCCUPIED CAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6974G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Morris Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.