MIA72AM047

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182E · Heflin, AL · November 21, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 21, 1971
Place
Heflin, AL · HEFLIN, AL
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2946YCessna 182E
Status
Completed · report May 1, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164415

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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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3-3629  71/11/21   HEFLIN,ALA          CESSNA 182E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 360
        TIME - 1700                    N2946Y              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEFLIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEFLIN,ALA                  CARROLLTON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALLED FROM STEEP PULL UP AFTER LOW PASS AT RELATIVES HOUSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2946Y
Reported as
Cessna 182E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Heflin

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.