# NTSB LAX71AL052: Cessna 150, N6541G, Phoenix, AZ, February 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1971
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0030  71/2/18  NR.PHOENIX,ARIZ       CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N6541G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PHOENIX,ARIZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT SPINNING BENEATH CLOUD LAYER 800-1000 FT AGL.PLT WAS NOT IN DESIGNATED PRACTICE AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6541G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6541G-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 15072041, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (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, 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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