# Accident 19730224014249A: Cessna A150K, Rockville, IN, February 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1973
- Place: Rockville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.7665° N, 87.2295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7665&lon=-87.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6474S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6474S-1973-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 413 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73AC073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730224014249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

YOUNG BOY SAW ACFT IN SPIN. HIT GRND DURING RECOVERY ATTEMPT. RECOVERY DATE 2/25/73.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI73AC073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC073), Feb 24, 1973: Cessna 150 (N6474S), Rockville, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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