# Accident 19960113000409A: Cessna A150M, Vinita, OK, January 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1996, 16:25 local time
- Place: Vinita, OK
- Airport: Vinita Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6398° N, 95.1496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6398&lon=-95.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8125V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8125V-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960113000409A

## Narrative

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

STALLED PERFORMING AEROBATIS AT A LOW ALTITUDE. RECOVERED FROM SPIN VERY LOW BUT FAILED RECOVER FROM SECONDARY SPIN

## 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 FTW96FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA089), Jan 13, 1996: Cessna A150M (N8125V), Vinita, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to recover from a spin. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's ostentatious display and the lack of altitude (terrain clearance) for recovery from the aerobatic…

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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