OAK77FA057

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Mariposa, CA · September 21, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 21, 1977
Place
Mariposa, CA · MARIPOSA, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6709GCessna 150L
Status
Completed · report November 28, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770921036369A
Case key
144760

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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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3-3356  77/9/21    MARIPOSA,CA         CESSNA 150L         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N6709G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 47, 9719 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            389 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARIPOSA-YOSEMITE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARIPOSA,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK

Aircraft

Registration
N6709G
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mariposa-Yosemite

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.