# Accident 19880202001699A: Cessna STC150, Douglas, AZ, February 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1988, 08:47 local time
- Place: Douglas, AZ
- Airport: Cochise College Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5407° N, 109.4600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5407&lon=-109.4600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61305, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61305-1991-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880202001699A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE FOUND 5 MILES FROM AIRPORT. NO WITNESSES.

## 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 LAX88FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA103), Feb 2, 1988: Cessna 150J (N61305), Douglas, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO A STALL/SPIN BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

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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