IAD70FIG09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Hagerstown, MD · March 17, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 17, 1970
Place
Hagerstown, MD · HAGERSTOWN, MD
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4678XCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report November 3, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131728

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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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3-1308  70/3/17  NR.HAGERSTOWN,MD      CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N4678X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAITHERSBURG,MD            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBS AT TREE TOP LEVEL. UNAUTHORIZED FLT OUT OF PRACTICE AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N4678X
Reported as
Cessna 150G
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.