- Date
- August 17, 1973
- Place
- Wiscasset, ME · WISCASSET, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8556JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730817026369A
- Case key
- 189357
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2184 73/8/17 WISCASSET,ME CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 520 TIME - 1420 N8556J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WISCASSET MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WISCASSET,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8556J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wiscasset Mun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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