# NTSB DEN75FTM13: Cessna 150F, N66184, Vernal, UT, March 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1975
- Place: Vernal, UT · VERNAL, UT
- Location: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-109.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0644  75/3/15    VERNAL,UT           CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1320                    N66184              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERNAL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERNAL,UT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STALLED 40FT ABOVE RWY.HIT NOSE FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66184](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66184-1975-05-14), registration cancelled 1975-05-14, S/N 15075902 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Vernal Muni

## 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 19750315006069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750315006069A), Mar 15, 1975: Cessna 150M, Vernal, UT, Destroyed. Stalled 40FT above rwy. Hit nose first.

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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