# NTSB MIA71AM111: Cessna A150L, N5940J, Tallahassee, FL, June 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1971
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0946   71/6/8    TALLAHASSEE,FLA     CESSNA A150L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1410                    N5940J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE COML
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENSACOLA,FLA               TALLAHASSEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- OBSERVED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN 400-600FT AGL.ACFT RCVRD 6/10/71.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5940J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5940J-1971-09-28), registration cancelled 1971-09-28, S/N A1500240 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tallahassee Coml

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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