- Date
- January 31, 1974
- Place
- Lake Wales, FL · LAKE WALES, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7178XCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740131006559A
- Case key
- 201589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0874 74/1/31 LAKE WALES,FLA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N7178X PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 1110 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 440 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE WALES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE WALES,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DRG LOW ALT TURN IP TOOK OVR CTLS FM STUDENT TO INCREASE BANK IN TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7178X
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lake Wales Muni
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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.