# NTSB IAD70FIA02: Cessna 150, N8075S, Indian Head, MD, January 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1970
- Place: Indian Head, MD · INDIAN HEAD, MD
- Location: 38.5986° N, 77.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Head, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5986&lon=-77.1557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FIA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FIA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0585  70/1/31    INDIAN HEAD,MD      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 0845                    N8075S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARYLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLINTON,MD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- PRACTICING 360 DEGREE TURNS CLOSE TO THE GRND,LOST CTL OF ACFT,SPUN INTO WOODS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8075S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8075S-1971-01-05), registration cancelled 1971-01-05, S/N 15061675 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Maryland

## Other investigations on N8075S (1)

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.

- [NTSB DIA67F0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0002), Nov 21, 1966: Cessna 150F (N8075S), Hagerstown, MD, substantial damage

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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