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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150J · Albuquerque, NM · October 7, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 7, 1971
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N50995Cessna 150J
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163386

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3297   71/10/7   ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N50995              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT SPUN IN FROM UNDET MANEUVER. HAD 1 HR SOLO TIME.

Aircraft

Registration
N50995
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.