IAD70AI050

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Swansea, SC · March 12, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 12, 1970
Place
Swansea, SC · SWANSEA, SC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5782GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 10, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140479

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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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3-0447  70/3/12    SWANSEA,SC          CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1105                    N5782G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWANSEA,SC                  SWANSEA,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 3/13/70.FLT PURPOSE WAS TO PRACTICE BASIC MANEUVERS,INCLUDING STALLS,AT 2500 FT MSL.

Aircraft

Registration
N5782G
Reported as
Cessna 150
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.