- Date
- December 5, 1974
- Place
- Johnston, IA · JOHNSTON, IA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5797GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142954
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3870 74/12/5 JOHNSTON,IOWA CESSNA 150 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 53 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N5797G PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DES MOINES,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.LOCATED 12/6/74 IN AREA WHERE PLT HUNTED DEER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5797G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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