ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 6727
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| Date: | Saturday 18 March 1978 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Idaho Falls Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N25435 |
| MSN: | 152-80657 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alta, Wyoming -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Jackson, Wyoming |
| Driggs, Idaho | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) March 18, 1978 when stalled, went out of control, and spun into the ground at Alta, Wyoming. Aircraft was flying at a very low altitude, and was unable to recover from the stall/spin in time. Aircraft was on a cross country navigation training exercise from Driggs, Idaho, to Jackson, Wyoming and return. According to the NTSB report; "PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED; OPERATED CARELESSLY; UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DEN78FTC17 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=42748&key=0&queryId=ac4bea8c-18ed-4ef1-991b-845b76ad7147&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=25435
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jan-2016 18:15 | beaverspotter | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-Aug-2016 00:37 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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