- Date
- September 5, 1974
- Place
- Southbury, CT · SOUTHBURY, CT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6861GCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740905031049A
- Case key
- 136878
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2699 74/9/5 SOUTHBURY,CONN CESSNA 150L CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 45 TOTAL TIME - 0830 N6861G PX- 1 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PURCHASE HILL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTHBURY,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- STUDENT PLT WITH PAX. HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6861G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Purchase Hill
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6861G · 1
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