- Date
- March 18, 1978
- Place
- Alta, WY · ALTA, WY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N25435Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780318006299A
- Case key
- 142781
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0611 78/3/18 ALTA,WY CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 29 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N25435 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DRIGGS,ID RETURN JACKSON,WY 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) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25435
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N25435Registration cancelled Jul 9, 2009 · Cessna 152Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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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.