- Date
- June 30, 1978
- Place
- Russell Spgs, KY · RUSSELL SPGS, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5905GCessna 150K
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780630021259A
- Case key
- 140616
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2017 78/6/30 RUSSELL SPGS,KY CESSNA 150K CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 33 TOTAL TIME - 2015 N5905G PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELL COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUSSELL SPGS,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- STUDENT.ONLY 1 OTR FLT IN 1978.UNABLE TO CLIMB ABOVE TREES,TURNED BACK.NO ENG MALFUNCTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5905G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Russell County
N5905GRegistration cancelled Feb 1, 2013 · Cessna 150KAirframe modelCessna 150KEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5905G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.