- Date
- June 14, 1970
- Place
- Alta, IA · ALTA, IA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N22904Cessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127994
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1920 70/6/14 ALTA,IOWA CESSNA 150H CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1905 N22904 PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED AGE 33, 2692 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STORM LAKE,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- ACFT OBS DOING ROLLS,LOOPS.NOT CERT FOR TYPE MNVRS.ENTERED SPIN TOP OF LOOP.FLAPS EXTD 10DEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22904
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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