- Date
- July 26, 1979
- Place
- Independence, IA · INDEPENDENCE, IA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6879FCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790726022499A
- Case key
- 134307
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3129 79/7/26 NR.INDEPENDENCE,IA CESSNA 150F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 43 TOTAL TIME - 1920 N6879F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDEPENDENCE,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- SEARCHING FOR RADIO CONTROLLED MODEL ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6879F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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