- Date
- February 24, 1980
- Place
- Reidland, KY · REIDLAND, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1678QCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800224004029A
- Case key
- 131907
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0494 80/2/24 REIDLAND,KY CESSNA 150 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 47 TOTAL TIME - 1410 N1678Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARRINGTON AIRPRK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REIDLAND,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- PLT OBSD FLYING LOW OVR HIS HOME TOWN,DID SVRL CLIMBS AND DIVES PRIOR TO CRASH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1678Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Farrington Airprk
N1678QRegistration cancelled Apr 20, 2011 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.