LAX68A0103

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Casa Grande, AZ · May 25, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 25, 1968
Place
Casa Grande, AZ · CASA GRANDE, AZ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6294TCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115024

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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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3-1686  68/5/25    CASA GRANDE,ARIZ    CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 302
        TIME - 1103                    N6294T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 201 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- INTENL SPIN.IMPROPER SPIN RECOVERY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6294T
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.