CHI73DIQ15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Lyonsville, KY · August 26, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 26, 1972
Place
Lyonsville, KY · LYONSVILLE, KY
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4775XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167953

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3059  72/8/26    LYONSVILLE,KY       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 614
        TIME - 0815                    N4775X              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYONSVILLE,KY               SIKESTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ALLOWED STUDENT PILOT TO MAKE TKOF.

Aircraft

Registration
N4775X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.