OAK67A0006

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Minden, NV · July 15, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 15, 1966
Place
Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8702SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171672

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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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2-0598  66/7/15    MINDEN NEV          CESSNA 150          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0535                    N8702S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 33, 977 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBS TO SPIN WHILE DOING 60 DEG BANKED PYLON EIGHT TRAINING MANUVERS.

Aircraft

Registration
N8702S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Douglas County

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.