# NTSB MIA73AM110: Cessna 150L, N19279, Key West, FL, June 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1973
- Place: Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
- Location: 24.5651° N, 81.7755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key West, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5651&lon=-81.7755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM110

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1881  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19279-1973-07-20), registration cancelled 1973-07-20, S/N 150-74298 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19730615015299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730615015299A), Jun 15, 1973: Cessna A150K, Key West, FL, Destroyed. Acft contacted grnd in a steep nose dn attitude.

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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