LAX72AL028

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Reno, NV · October 25, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 25, 1971
Place
Reno, NV · RENO, NV
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6874GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163387

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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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3-3298  71/10/25   RENO,NEV            CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N6874G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NEV                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PRACTICING STALLS AND S TURNS. 3 HRS SOLO TIME.

Aircraft

Registration
N6874G
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.