IAD77DLQ04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Trenton, KY · December 22, 1976

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 22, 1976
Place
Trenton, KY · TRENTON, KY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N11269Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 28, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761222040189A
Case key
157104

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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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3-4037  76/12/22   TRENTON,KY          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 781
        TIME - 1245                    N11269              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
           CLARKSVILLE,TN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- ACFT ENTERED STEEP SPIRAL AFTER DESCENDING LEFT TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N11269
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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