# NTSB CHI82FA012: Cessna 150, N4732X, Palmyra, IN, November 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1981
- Place: Palmyra, IN · PALMYRA, IN
- Location: 38.4084° N, 86.1091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmyra, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4084&lon=-86.1091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3373  81/11/14   PALMYRA,IN          CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 1849
        TIME - 1210                    N4732X              PX-  0  0  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSONVILLE,IN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PILOT: SEVERE CALCIFIC CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF HEMORRHAGE OR THROMBOSIS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4732X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4732X-2001-02-20), registration cancelled 2001-02-20, S/N 15064782 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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 19811114073809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811114073809A), Nov 14, 1981: Cessna 150G, Palmyra, IN, Destroyed. Stalled aircraft at a low altitude on a photography mission. Pilot had extensive cardiovascular disease.

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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