- Date
- March 21, 1971
- Place
- Finley, CA · FINLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7179SCessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160176
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0409 71/3/21 FINLEY,CALIF CESSNA 150H CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 40, TIME - 1009 N7179S PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 139 TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMPSON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKEPORT,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD ABT 3-400FT AGL FLYING SLOWLY,NOSE LWRD,ACFT PITCHED DWN,ENTRD R SPIN,RCVRD HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7179S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lampson Field
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