FTW79FA023

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Baytown, TX · December 12, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 12, 1978
Place
Baytown, TX · BAYTOWN, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N714GNCessna 150M
Status
Completed · report January 29, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781212041639A
Case key
138437

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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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3-3935  78/12/12   BAYTOWN,TX          CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1138                    N714GN              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA PORT,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PRACTICING BASICS,SLOW FLT,STALLS,& STEEP TURNS.

Aircraft

Registration
N714GN
Reported as
Cessna 150M
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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.