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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Wilmington, NC · November 25, 1974

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 25, 1974
Place
Wilmington, NC · WILMINGTON, NC
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8489GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
145035

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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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3-4088  74/11/25   WILMINGTON,NC       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1712                    N8489G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HANOVER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- 2ND SUPERVISED SOLO.SUDDEN WIND SHIFT ENCTRD DRG LDG ROLL,GUSTS 35K.BECAME AIRBORNE,LOST CTL.

Aircraft

Registration
N8489G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
New Hanover Co

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.