CHI76FEE74

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Lockport, IL · August 24, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 24, 1976
Place
Lockport, IL · LOCKPORT, IL
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7TZCessna 150M
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760824029729A
Case key
155644

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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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3-3335  76/8/24    LOCKPORT,IL         CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1810                    N7TZ                PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCKPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCKPORT,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- FIELD APRX 1500 FT CVRD WITH WEAT STALKS 8 TO 18 IN HIGH,DNWND TKOF.

Aircraft

Registration
N7TZ
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lockport

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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.