- Date
- September 8, 1969
- Place
- Hendersonville, NC · HENDERSONVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6444ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158167
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2565 69/9/8 HENDERSONVILLE,NC CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 350 TIME - 1755 N6444E PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDERSONVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASHEVILLE,NC HENDERSONVILLE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- ACFT MADE FAST APCH FOR LDG,BALLOONED TO ABOUT 50 FT ON LEVEL OFF,STALLED,HIT RWY NOSE FIRST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6444E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hendersonville
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