MKC73AKO34

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A150K · Wentzville, MO · November 4, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 4, 1972
Place
Wentzville, MO · WENTZVILLE, MO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8344MCessna A150K
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169243

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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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3-3937   72/11/4   WENTZVILLE,MO       CESSNA A150K        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N8344M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 48, 2100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENTZVILLE,MO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL SPIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N8344M
Reported as
Cessna A150K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

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