- Date
- March 27, 1967
- Place
- Lorton, VA · LORTON, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8785SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117409
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1026 67/3/27 LORTON,VA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 25 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N8785S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- MISUSED FLAPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8785S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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