# NTSB LAX74AL054: Cessna 150J, N50620, Holbrook, AZ, January 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1974
- Place: Holbrook, AZ · HOLBROOK, AZ
- Location: 34.9046° N, 110.1672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holbrook, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9046&lon=-110.1672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0399  74/1/25  NR.HOLBROOK,ARIZ      CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 560
        TIME - 1336                    N50620              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 505 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HOLBROOK,ARIZ                SPRINGERVILLE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- LO PASS & NOSE HI L TURN PRECEDED LOSS OF CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50620](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50620-1974-04-05), registration cancelled 1974-04-05, S/N 15069438 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740125004359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740125004359A), Jan 25, 1974: Cessna 150J, Holbrook, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lo pass & nose hi l turn preceded loss of control.

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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