# NTSB DEN72AD041: Cessna A150L, N5946J, Logan, UT, March 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1972
- Place: Logan, UT · LOGAN, UT
- Location: 41.7401° N, 111.8438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Logan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7401&lon=-111.8438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0112  72/3/17    LOGAN,UT            CESSNA A150L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2020                    N5946J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 1540 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN-CACHE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOGAN,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HI SPEED IMPACT WITH GRND AT NITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5946J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5946J-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N A1500246 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Logan-Cache

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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