- Date
- October 9, 1973
- Place
- Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5904GCessna 150K
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731009034309A
- Case key
- 188623
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2765 73/10/9 MELBOURNE,FLA CESSNA 150K CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 86 TOTAL TIME - 1015 N5904G PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MELBOURNE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- LO LVL ACROBATICS.ACFT CRASHED OFF-SHORE,NOT RCVRD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5904G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cape Kennedy Regn
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.