MIA69A0085

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150B · Ft.Meyers Bch, FL · June 7, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 7, 1969
Place
Ft.Meyers Bch, FL · FT.MEYERS BCH, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1103YCessna 150B
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171183

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

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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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3-2443   69/6/7    FT.MEYERS BCH,FLA   CESSNA 150B         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1035                    N1103Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.MEYERS BCH,FLA           FT.MEYERS BCH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN OCEAN AFTER STEEP PULL UP. PLTS TIME AS OF 8/29/68 WAS 1233 HRS.

Aircraft

Registration
N1103Y
Reported as
Cessna 150B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.