Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary LAX87LA209

APPLE VALLEY, CA, USA

Aircraft #1

N9220U

CESSNA 150M

Analysis

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENTERED AN INADVERTENT SPIN DURING THE INITIAL CLIMBOUT FOLLOWING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER AFTER CLIMBING TO 500 FEET. ANOTHER PILOT ON THE AIRPORT OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN A VERY HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK WITH THE ENGINE OPERATING AT FULL POWER WHEN IT NOSED OVER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND FROM A HEIGHT OF 50 TO 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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