Date:	Saturday 18 March 1978
Time:	13:00
Type:	Cessna 152
Owner/operator:	Idaho Falls Aviation Inc
Registration:	N25435
MSN:	15280657
Year of manufacture:	1978
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Alta, Wyoming -   United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Jackson, Wyoming
Destination airport:	Driggs, Idaho
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
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".

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

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, ]