- Date
- September 16, 1978
- Place
- Lake Charles, LA · LAKE CHARLES, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9409UCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780916027679A
- Case key
- 139620
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2548 78/9/16 LAKE CHARLES,LA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N9409U PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 40, 1557 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 290 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCFILLEN AIR PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE CHARLES,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- ACFT APPROXIMATELY 40LBS OVER GROSS WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9409U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcfillen Air Park
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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