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Cessna 150L N6965G

30 December 1986 · Lakeview, Michigan, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 30 December 1986 at about 21:05 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N6965G was involved in an accident near Lakeview, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Lakeview, Michigan, United States
Coordinates
43.4405, -85.2695
Aircraft
Cessna 150L
Registration
N6965G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI87FA060

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT BUZZING A FARM WHERE A FRIEND OF THE PILOT RESIDED. FOLLOWING A LOW PASS, THE AIRCRAFT PULLED UP INTO A STEEP, LEFT CLIMBING TURN. AT THE TOP OF THE CLIMB, THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT SPIRALED INTO THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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