FTW72AF028

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150K · Plano, TX · November 20, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 20, 1971
Place
Plano, TX · PLANO, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1031MCessna 150K
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164551

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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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3-2839  71/11/20   PLANO,TEX           CESSNA 150K         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1010                    N1031M              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLAS NORTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLANO,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STALLED FROM STEEP TURN TO DOWNWIND LEG. PLT HAD 2 HRS SOLO TIME.

Aircraft

Registration
N1031M
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Dallas North

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.