NYC76FN071

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Long Valley, NJ · January 31, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 31, 1976
Place
Long Valley, NJ · LONG VALLEY, NJ
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N99STCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760131002089A
Case key
149820

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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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3-0115  76/1/31    LONG VALLEY,NJ      CESSNA 150          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1357                    N99ST               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 61, 1341 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLANDERS,NJ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- ALT EST 1500-2000 FT AGL AS BEGINNING OF SPIN.ROTATION STOPPED ALT TO LOW FOR RCVRY.

Aircraft

Registration
N99ST
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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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