# NTSB DEN74AD031: Cessna 150L, N19583, Cheyenne, WY, December 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1973
- Place: Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187643
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3547  73/12/15   CHEYENNE,WYO        CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N19583              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEYENNE,WYO                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- APPARENTLY PRACTICING SLOW FLT.GUSTS TO 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19583](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19583-1974-02-05), registration cancelled 1974-02-05, S/N 15074506, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19731215040079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731215040079A), Dec 15, 1973: Cessna 150L, Cheyenne, WY, Destroyed. Apparently practicing slow flt. Gusts to 30K.

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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