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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A150L · Tallahassee, FL · June 8, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 8, 1971
Place
Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5940JCessna A150L
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161061

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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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3-0946   71/6/8    TALLAHASSEE,FLA     CESSNA A150L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1410                    N5940J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE COML
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENSACOLA,FLA               TALLAHASSEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- OBSERVED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN 400-600FT AGL.ACFT RCVRD 6/10/71.

Aircraft

Registration
N5940J
Reported as
Cessna A150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tallahassee Coml

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.