- Date
- July 31, 1973
- Place
- Hampton, IA · HAMPTON, IA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7217SCessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730731024339A
- Case key
- 189613
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1898 73/7/31 HAMPTON,IOWA CESSNA 150H CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1458 N7217S PX- 1 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE AGE 25, 2600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MASON CITY,IOWA WATERLOO,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOST CTL DURING LOW LEVEL AEROBATIC MANEUVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7217S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7217SRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 1973 · Cessna 150HAirframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.
Other investigations on N7217S · 2
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