SEA71AS022

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A150K · Eagle, ID · October 15, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 15, 1970
Place
Eagle, ID · EAGLE, ID
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8321MCessna A150K
Status
Completed · report April 7, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177056

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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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3-2697  70/10/15   EAGLE,ID            CESSNA A150K        CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1502                    N8321M              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  AGE 30, 2595 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED FLYING APRX 100FT AGL DOWN A CANYON.HIT GND STEEP NOSE DWN ATTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N8321M
Reported as
Cessna A150K
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.