- Date
- May 31, 1966
- Place
- Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8782SCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171583
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0506 66/5/31 FAIRFIELD NJ CESSNA 150F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 24 TOTAL TIME - 0730 N8782S PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL-WRIGHT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING REMARKS- TAKE OFF MADE WITH ELEVATOR TRIM NEAR THE FULL NOSE-UP POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8782S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Caldwell-Wright
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