- Date
- May 20, 1969
- Place
- Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1501TCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172823
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3796 69/5/20 LANCASTER,CALIF CESSNA 150F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 28 TOTAL TIME - 0537 N1501T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STERKS RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANCASTER,CALIF LANCASTER,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- PLT BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN TAKING PICTURES OF FRIENDS HOME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1501T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sterks Ranch
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