NYC73FNC22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Pittsfield, ME · September 5, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1972
Place
Pittsfield, ME · PITTSFIELD, ME
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7728ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 21, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168379

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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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3-3325   72/9/5    PITTSFIELD,ME       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 115
        TIME - 1710                    N7728E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREGNON PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSFIELD,ME               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N7728E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gregnon Private

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.

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