MIA73AM110

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Key West, FL · June 15, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 15, 1973
Place
Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N19279Cessna 150L
Status
Completed · report August 6, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730615015299A
Case key
190082

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1881  73/6/15    KEY WEST,FLA        CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1313                    N19279              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEY WEST,FLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT CONTACTED GRND IN A STEEP NOSE DN ATTITUDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N19279
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.