CHI81DA097

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Bemidji, MN · September 7, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 7, 1981
Place
Bemidji, MN · BEMIDJI, MN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N25774Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report October 1, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
123637

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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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3-1909   81/9/7  NR.BEMIDJI,MN         CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1204                    N25774              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEMIDJI MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BEMIDJI,MN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N25774
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bemidji Muni

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.