- Date
- January 23, 1972
- Place
- Freeport, TX · FREEPORT, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N75JCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164704
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0047 72/1/23 FREEPORT,TEX CESSNA 140 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 297 TIME - 1300 N75J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 226 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VICTORIA,TEX LAFAYETTE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- LOW PASS ABOUT 20-30 FT ABOVE EDGE OF BEACH. STALLED FROM WG OVER TYPE MANEUVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75J
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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