MIA67F0492

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75N1 · Bessemer, AL · April 4, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 4, 1967
Place
Bessemer, AL · BESSEMER, AL
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7835BBoeing A75N1
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117787

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0295   67/4/4    BESSEMER, ALA       BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1925
        TIME - 1545                    N7835B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSEMER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL SPIN. RECOVERY ATTEMPT BELATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7835B
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bessemer

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.