MIA66A0011

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Brooksville, FL · July 17, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 17, 1965
Place
Brooksville, FL · BROOKSVILLE, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N22412Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report December 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177274

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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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2-0654  65/7/17  NR.BROOKSVILLE FLA    CESSNA 120          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 299
        TIME - 1930                    N22412              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N22412
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.