NYC83FFA01

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Hunter, NY · November 11, 1982

Accident · Serious injuriesFinal report
Date
November 11, 1982, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
Place
Hunter, NY
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N11263Cessna 150L
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report November 11, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
Case key
71116

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - in flightManeuvering
Judgment - poorPilot in commandCause
Buzzing - performedPilot in commandCause
Airspeed - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Stall - inadvertentPilot in command
In flight collision with terrain/waterManeuvering

Analysis

The acft stalled while making a low level steep turn over a residential area.

Aircraft

Registration
N11263
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15075283
Airframe hours
2,002
Engine
Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Frank Chambre
Registered owner
Frank Chambre
Departed
Great Barringto, MA
Destination
Great Barringto, MA

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.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
52
Medical
Unknown

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Variable at 3 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Temperature
140 °F