# Accident 19730731024339A: Cessna A150K, Hampton, IA, July 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1973
- Place: Hampton, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.7420° N, 93.2050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7420&lon=-93.2050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7217S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7217S-1973-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74AK004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730731024339A

## Narrative

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

LOST CTL DURING LOW LEVEL AEROBATIC MANEUVER.

## 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 MKC74AK004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK004), Jul 31, 1973: Cessna 150H (N7217S), Hampton, IA, 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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