CHI78FEK24

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Urbana, OH · July 16, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 16, 1978
Place
Urbana, OH · URBANA, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N66382Cessna 150M
Status
Completed · report January 22, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780716027329A
Case key
140313

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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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3-3552  78/7/16    URBANA,OH           CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 14570
        TIME - 1210                    N66382              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIMES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          URBANA,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- WITNESS STATED GLIDER IN HIGH TOW POSITION APPEARED TO RAISE TAIL OF ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N66382
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Grimes

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N66382 · 1

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