- Date
- February 3, 1969
- Place
- Big Sur, CA · BIG SUR, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50378Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191647
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0223 69/2/3 BIG SUR,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 69 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N50378 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OUT OF CANYON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50378
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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