# NTSB CHI80DA004: Cessna A150L, N5936J, Spring Valley, IL, October 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1979
- Place: Spring Valley, IL · SPRING VALLEY, IL
- Location: 41.3233° N, 89.1830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3233&lon=-89.1830&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3085  79/10/15   SPRING VALLEY,IL    CESSNA A150L        CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N5936J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRING VALLEY,IL            SPRING VALLEY,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PRACTICING STALLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5936J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5936J-1981-12-24), registration cancelled 1981-12-24, S/N A1500236 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (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 19791015037559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791015037559A), Oct 15, 1979: Cessna 150, Spring Valley, IL, Destroyed. Student pilot in practice area failed to maintain airspeed. Plane stalled, entered spin. Did not recover.

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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