FTW70F0286

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Purcell, OK · October 31, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 31, 1969
Place
Purcell, OK · PURCELL, OK
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N22975Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 23, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
153869

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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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3-4325  69/10/31   PURCELL,OKLA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1450                    N22975              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORMAN,OKLA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- STALL PRACTICE.LOST CTL,HIT TREE DRG RECOVERY.

Aircraft

Registration
N22975
Reported as
Cessna 150
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.