- Date
- February 22, 1972
- Place
- Gastonia, NC · GASTONIA, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6655GCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165426
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3771 72/2/22 GASTONIA,NC CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 29, UNK/NR TIME - 1810 N6655G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTONIA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GASTONIA,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- PLT WITH NO FLT TIME ATMTD TO COMMIT SUICIDE.FIRED A RIFLE TO PROVE SERIOUSNESS ABT STEALING ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6655G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gastonia Muni
N6655GRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2013 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.