19740128003829A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A150L · Melbourne, FL · January 28, 1974

Date
January 28, 1974
Place
Melbourne, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5930J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA74AM063
Reported as
Cessna A150L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
98 total98 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft obsvd spin into ocean not rcvrd. Plt parachuted dragged across waves wind filled chute-drowned

As the FAA filed it

ACFT OBSVD SPIN INTO OCEAN NOT RCVRD.PLT PARACHUTED DRAGGED ACROSS WAVES WIND FILLED CHUTE-DROWNED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.