CHI80DA004

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A150L · Spring Valley, IL · October 15, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 15, 1979
Place
Spring Valley, IL · SPRING VALLEY, IL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5936JCessna A150L
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791015037559A
Case key
133646

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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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3-3085  79/10/15   SPRING VALLEY,IL    CESSNA A150L        CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N5936J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRING VALLEY,IL            SPRING VALLEY,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PRACTICING STALLS.

Aircraft

Registration
N5936J
Reported as
Cessna A150L
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.