- Date
- July 7, 1976
- Place
- Thief Rv Falls, MN · THIEF RV FALLS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1728QCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760707032409A
- Case key
- 154670
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2489 76/7/7 THIEF RV FALLS,MN CESSNA 150 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 48 TOTAL TIME - 1150 N1728Q PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THIEF RV FALLS,MN INTL FALS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND PRIOR TO CRASH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1728Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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 N1728Q · 1
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