# NTSB IAD74DLQ29: Cessna 150, N50152, Mentor, KY, March 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1974
- Place: Mentor, KY · MENTOR, KY
- Location: 38.8917° N, 84.2488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mentor, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8917&lon=-84.2488&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0919   74/3/9    MENTOR,KY           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1105                    N50152              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     AGE 54, 680 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            591 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENTOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MENTOR,KY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- TAIL WIND ON BASE,DRG TURN TO FINAL ACFT STALLED,SPUN L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50152](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50152-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 15069094 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mentor

## 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 19740309008739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740309008739A), Mar 9, 1974: Cessna 150H, Mentor, KY, Substantial damage. Tail wind on base,drg turn to final acft stalled,spun l.

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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