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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Tooele, UT · October 4, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 4, 1966
Place
Tooele, UT · TOOELE, UT
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7798FCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121511

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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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2-0820   66/10/4   TOOELE UTAH         CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N7798F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOOELE MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10-6-66.RISING TERRAIN EXCEEDED ACFT PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7798F
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tooele Municipal

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.