# NTSB LAX74FUJ25: Cessna 150, N1361Q, Scottsdale, AZ, September 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1973
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4055  73/9/28    SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ     CESSNA 150          CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N1361Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 817 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1361Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1361Q-1973-12-11), registration cancelled 1973-12-11, S/N 15072661 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Scottsdale

## 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 19730928034239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730928034239A), Sep 28, 1973: Cessna A150K, Scottsdale, AZ, 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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