- Date
- December 9, 1974
- Place
- Utica, MI · UTICA, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N51370Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741209042499A
- Case key
- 142895
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3891 74/12/9 UTICA,MICH CESSNA 150J CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 27 TOTAL TIME - 1303 N51370 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD CIRCLING IN VICINITY OF PLTS HOME PRIOR TO NEAR VERTICAL DIVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51370
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- 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.