CHI79FA054

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Springbrook, WI · July 1, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 1, 1979
Place
Springbrook, WI · SPRINGBROOK, WI
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1972JCessna 140
Status
Completed · report August 15, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790701030229A
Case key
134238

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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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3-2589   79/7/1    SPRINGBROOK,WI      CESSNA 140          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 185
        TIME - 1940                    N1972J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INGBERTSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGBROOK,WI              SPRINGBROOK,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N1972J
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ingbertson

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.