IAD74DLQ29

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Mentor, KY · March 9, 1974

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 9, 1974
Place
Mentor, KY · MENTOR, KY
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N50152Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 30, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740309008739A
Case key
186240

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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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3-0919   74/3/9    MENTOR,KY           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1105                    N50152              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     AGE 54, 680 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            591 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENTOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MENTOR,KY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- TAIL WIND ON BASE,DRG TURN TO FINAL ACFT STALLED,SPUN L.

Aircraft

Registration
N50152
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mentor

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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.