NYC78FA087

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Dover, NJ · September 3, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 3, 1978
Place
Dover, NJ · DOVER, NJ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N704QGCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 19, 2020
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780903036829A
Case key
139264

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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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3-3244   78/9/3    DOVER,NJ            CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1628                    N704QG              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRFIELD,NJ                FAIRFIELD,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTING FLIGHT MANEUVERS.

Aircraft

Registration
N704QG
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Essex County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N704QG · 1

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