LAX67A0054

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Santee, CA · November 30, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 30, 1966
Place
Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6955FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 12, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120042

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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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2-1020  66/11/30   SANTEE CALIF        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1340                    N6955F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT SEAT BELT OBSERVED FLAPPING AGAINST OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB.

Aircraft

Registration
N6955F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gillespie Field

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.