# Accident 19940426009279A: Cessna A150K, Mccrory, AR, April 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1994, 19:10 local time
- Place: Mccrory, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2505° N, 91.1905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2505&lon=-91.1905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8457M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8457M-1997-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940426009279A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING AEROBATICS LOOPS ROLLS AND OTHER. ENTERED SPIN. FAILED RECOVER NEITHER OCCUPANTS WORE PARACHUTES.

## 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 FTW94FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA138), Apr 27, 1994: Cessna A150K (N8457M), Mccrory, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE INADVERTENT STALL AND SPIN. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATICS AT AN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE.

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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