# NTSB MIA68F0431: Cessna 150, N8469G, Balboa, St. Pierre & Miquelon, February 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1968
- Place: Balboa, St. Pierre & Miquelon · BALBOA, Panama
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0431
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0431

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4908  68/2/16    BALBOA,PANAMA,CA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 322
        TIME - 1648                    N8469G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBROOK AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALBOA,PANAMA,CA            BALBOA,PANAMA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLAPS EXTENDED TO FULL,PLT UN TO RETRACT FLAPS ON GO-AROUND.NO DEFECTS FOUND IN FLAP SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8469G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8469G-1968-03-27), registration cancelled 1968-03-27, S/N 15062569 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Albrook Afb

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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