LAX66F0334

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Julian, CA · April 25, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 25, 1966
Place
Julian, CA · JULIAN, CA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8044SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172475

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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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2-0441  66/4/25    JULIAN CALIF        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1345                    N8044S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 11093 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        REMARKS- FLIGHT WAS TO DEMONSTRATE EFFECTS OF MOUNTAIN WIND CURRENTS ON AIRCRAFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8044S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.