NYC70AN088

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Princeton, MA · February 9, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 9, 1970
Place
Princeton, MA · PRINCETON, MA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N50873Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138944

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0068   70/2/9    PRINCETON,MASS      CESSNA 150          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N50873              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 1378 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRINCETON,MASS              PRINCETON,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 2/14/70. FLT PHASE UNK.

Aircraft

Registration
N50873
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.