# NTSB IAD75DKM20: Cessna 150L, N16013, Climax, NC, March 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1975
- Place: Climax, NC · CLIMAX, NC
- Location: 35.9129° N, 79.7175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Climax, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9129&lon=-79.7175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DKM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0740   75/3/5    CLIMAX,NC           CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 255
        TIME - 1230                    N16013              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERTY,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       45
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLYING NR PLTS HOME,LOST CTL IN STEEP L BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16013](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16013-1976-05-13), registration cancelled 1976-05-13, S/N 15073411, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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