ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42274
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| Date: | 01-MAY-1993 |
| Time: | 15:14 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Sky Flyers |
| Registration: | N6783G |
| C/n / msn: | 15072283 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | De Kalb, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED ON A LONG LOW FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO WOBBLE AND PITCH NOSE DOWN AND BEGIN A ROTATION JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. THERE WERE TWO CERTIFICATED PILOTS ONBOARD THE AIRPLANE. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH PILOT WAS OPERATING THE CONTROLS. THE PILOT OCCUPYING THE RIGHT SEAT HAD NO LOGGED FLIGHTS WITHIN THE PRECEDING 90 DAYS. THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT DID NOT POSSESS A VALID BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. CAUSE: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT FLYING THE AIRPLANE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL SPEED.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001211X12336
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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