- Date
- March 24, 1978
- Place
- Carson City, NV · CARSON CITY, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N714BUCessna 150M
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780324012409A
- Case key
- 142655
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0386 78/3/24 NR.CARSON CITY,NV CESSNA 150M CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1328 TIME - 1551 N714BU PX- 1 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CARSON CITY,NV LOCAL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- WITNESSES STATED THAT A/C STALLED THEN RECOVERED AND CONTINUED FLT LOW & SLOW ABOVE TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714BU
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Carson City
N714BURegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2014 · Cessna 150MAirframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.