# NTSB IAD70AI050: Cessna 150, N5782G, Swansea, SC, March 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1970
- Place: Swansea, SC · SWANSEA, SC
- Location: 33.7490° N, 81.1075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swansea, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-81.1075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70AI050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70AI050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0447  70/3/12    SWANSEA,SC          CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1105                    N5782G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWANSEA,SC                  SWANSEA,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 3/13/70.FLT PURPOSE WAS TO PRACTICE BASIC MANEUVERS,INCLUDING STALLS,AT 2500 FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5782G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5782G-1972-02-25), registration cancelled 1972-02-25, S/N 15071282 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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