- Date
- May 14, 1973
- Place
- Malibu, CA · MALIBU, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3928UCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730514012429A
- Case key
- 190726
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0965 73/5/14 MALIBU,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1427 N3928U PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA MONICA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- PRACTISING AIR WORK. UN RECOVER. CRASHED IN OCEAN,ACFT SANK. RECOVERY DATE 5/15/73.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3928U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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