- Date
- July 15, 1972
- Place
- Caldwell, KS · CALDWELL, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N61025Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166573
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1050 72/7/15 CALDWELL,KANS CESSNA 150J CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 87 TOTAL TIME - 2030 N61025 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALDWELL,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LOST CTL IN STEEP TURN. PLT HAD 4 HRS TOTAL NITE TIME,NONE IN PAST 90 DAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61025
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Caldwell
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