SEA72AS019

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Ulm, MT · November 9, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 9, 1971
Place
Ulm, MT · ULM, MT
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N6691GCessna 150L
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164638

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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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3-4544   71/11/9   ULM,MONT            CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6691G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREAT FALLS,MONT            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- IP TOLD PLT TO PRACTICE STALLS AND SLOW FLT ON HIS THIRD SOLO. PLT WAS MARGINAL.RECOVERED 11/10/71

Aircraft

Registration
N6691G
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.