ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365519
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| Date: | Monday 1 April 1991 |
| Time: | 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Air East, Inc. |
| Registration: | N45150 |
| MSN: | 15076756 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pollocksville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Bern, NC (KEWN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST LIGHT AIRPLANE FLIGHT IN ABOUT FOUR MONTHS. DURING CLIMBOUT FOLLOWING A SIMULATED POWER-OUT APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND ENTERED A RIGHT-HAND SPIN. THE PILOT NEUTRALIZED THE CONTROLS; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN BEFORE FULL RECOVERY COULD BE MADE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE STALL, THE AIRPLANE WAS AT A 10 DEGREE NOSE HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE WITH ABOUT 45 DEGREES OF BANK.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL91LA075
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 10:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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