- Date
- March 12, 1984, 13:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Clovis, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N66436Cessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840312006579A
- Case key
- 23942
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Analysis
The plt had called his girlfriend to say he was going to fly over her house an that he wanted her to wave at him as he flew past. In flying low over her house the plt waved and yelled loud enough to be heard on the ground. A friend said that during a rectangular flt path opposite the girls house the nose pitched up and the acft entered a spin and completed 3 turns before impact with a utility pole and the ground. Other witnesses said the acft had been doing aerobatics and had stalled before the fatal spin. Two witnesses said they were trying to get the acft number to report it too FAA for low flying. In a post accident examination nothing was found wrong with the acft other than impact damagethe propeller evidenced torsional load at impact. No pre-impact abnormal condition was noted in the examination of the acft occupants bodies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66436
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076048
- Airframe hours
- 3,494
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Remile Aviation Inc
- Registered owner
- Alyde Aircraft Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 17, 1983 · 67 hours before
- Departed
- 0Q4 · Selma, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 150 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAT, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.