- Date
- February 24, 1973
- Place
- Rockville, IN · ROCKVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6474SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730224014249A
- Case key
- 169960
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0351 73/2/24 ROCKVILLE,IND CESSNA 150 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1810 N6474S PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 20, 462 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 413 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TERRE HAUTE,IND 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 - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- YOUNG BOY SAW ACFT IN SPIN. HIT GRND DURING RECOVERY ATTEMPT. RECOVERY DATE 2/25/73.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6474S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.