NYC76AN106

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Lockport, NY · June 27, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 27, 1976
Place
Lockport, NY · LOCKPORT, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7901UCessna 150M
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760627021609A
Case key
154260

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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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3-1997  76/6/27    LOCKPORT,NY         CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1336                    N7901U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRANSIT AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCKPORT,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT SEEN CIRCLING LOW OVER CITY WITH PILOT WAVING TO PERSONNEL ON GND PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7901U
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Transit Airpark

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.