SEA70AS041

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150J · Wenatchee, WA · May 11, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 11, 1970
Place
Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N50493Cessna 150J
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126460

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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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3-0855  70/5/11    WENATCHEE,WASH      CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 145
        TIME - 1400                    N50493              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WASH              WENATCHEE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNKN.

Aircraft

Registration
N50493
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.