- Date
- December 20, 1964
- Place
- Odessa, TX · ODESSA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5966ECessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180643
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0818 64/12/20 NR.ODESSA TEXAS CESSNA 150 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 200 TIME - 1720 N5966E PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-12/21/64.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5966E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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