# NTSB FTW79DA095: Cessna 150J, N51008, Crescent, OK, July 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1979
- Place: Crescent, OK · CRESCENT, OK
- Location: 35.9519° N, 97.5944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crescent, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9519&lon=-97.5944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DA095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1131  79/7/16    CRESCENT,OK         CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28,
        TIME - 1330                    N51008              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            TULSA,OK                     ENID,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51008](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51008-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 15069705 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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 19790716036399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790716036399A), Jul 16, 1979: Cessna 150J, Crescent, OK, Destroyed. Pipeline patrol pilot allowed the aircraft to stall and spin while circling an oil leak in pipeline.

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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