- Date
- September 20, 1970
- Place
- Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5972GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146612
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3779 70/9/20 VERO BEACH,FLA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 67 TOTAL TIME - 1840 N5972G PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ZEPHYRHILLS,FLA VERO BEACH,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- UN RECOVER FRM SERIES OF STALLS STARTING AT 1200FT AGL.CRASHED INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5972G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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