- Date
- February 16, 1968
- Place
- Balboa, St. Pierre & Miquelon · BALBOA, Panama
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8469GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111576
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4908 68/2/16 BALBOA,PANAMA,CA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 322 TIME - 1648 N8469G PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBROOK AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BALBOA,PANAMA,CA BALBOA,PANAMA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLAPS EXTENDED TO FULL,PLT UN TO RETRACT FLAPS ON GO-AROUND.NO DEFECTS FOUND IN FLAP SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8469G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Albrook Afb
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