DEN69A0046

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Franktown, CO · May 3, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 3, 1969
Place
Franktown, CO · FRANKTOWN, CO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N2649JCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report August 20, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176229

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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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3-1963   69/5/3    FRANKTOWN,COLO      CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 0845                    N2649J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- DURING PWR ON AND OFF STALL PRACTICE,ACFT ENTERED SPIN APRX 2000 FT ABV TRRN DID NOT RECOVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N2649J
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.