# NTSB CHI79DA033: Cessna 150M, N9280U, Adrian, MI, March 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1979
- Place: Adrian, MI · ADRIAN, MI
- Location: 41.8988° N, 84.0448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adrian, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8988&lon=-84.0448&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DA033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0857  79/3/15  NR.ADRIAN,MI          CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 200
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9280U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ADRIAN,MI                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9280U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9280U-1981-09-25), registration cancelled 1981-09-25, S/N 15078230 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790315014879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790315014879A), Mar 15, 1979: Cessna 150M, Adrian, MI, Destroyed. Aircraft impacted ground in near vertical descent. Wreckage indicated stall spin accident.

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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