NYC72AN115

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Stevensville, MD · March 18, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 18, 1972
Place
Stevensville, MD · STEVENSVILLE, MD
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1670QCessna 150L
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165372

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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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3-0113  72/3/18    STEVENSVILLE,MD     CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 118
        TIME - 1745                    N1670Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY BRIDGE INDUST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT MADE 3 LOW PASSES OVER PARENTS HOME. WAS OBS TO YELL TO PERSON ON GRND,THEN LOSE CTL.

Aircraft

Registration
N1670Q
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bay Bridge Indust

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.