# NTSB CHI72AC040: Cessna A150K, N8425M, Franklin, OH, October 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1971
- Place: Franklin, OH · FRANKLIN, OH
- Location: 39.5550° N, 84.2957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5550&lon=-84.2957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4557  71/10/30   FRANKLIN,OHIO       CESSNA A150K        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1735                    N8425M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMISBURG,OHIO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 110 MG PER 100 ML.ACFT MADE 3 LOW PASSES BY RELATIVES HOME,STEEP PULL UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8425M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8425M-1971-12-03), registration cancelled 1971-12-03, S/N A15000125, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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