NYC72FNC46

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Farmington, NH · May 21, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 21, 1972
Place
Farmington, NH · FARMINGTON, NH
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3509LCessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167081

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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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3-1853  72/5/21    FARMINGTON,NH       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1050                    N3509L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,NH                LACONIA,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALLED OVR FRIENDS HOUSE,ALT UNK,TOO LOW FOR RECOVERY.

Aircraft

Registration
N3509L
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.