IAD74DKM43

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Gastonia, NC · March 3, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 3, 1974
Place
Gastonia, NC · GASTONIA, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N17045Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 2, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740303004189A
Case key
186763

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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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3-0565   74/3/3    GASTONIA,NC         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N17045              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTONIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N17045
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gastonia

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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