# NTSB MIA74AM063: Cessna A150L, N5930J, Melbourne, FL, January 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1974
- Place: Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0118  74/1/28  NR.MELBOURNE,FLA      CESSNA A150L        CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N5930J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MELBOURNE,FLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE GROUND TRAINING-PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD SPIN INTO OCEAN NOT RCVRD.PLT PARACHUTED DRAGGED ACROSS WAVES WIND FILLED CHUTE-DROWNED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5930J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5930J-1974-04-05), registration cancelled 1974-04-05, S/N A1500230 (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

## 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 19740128003829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740128003829A), Jan 28, 1974: Cessna A150L, Melbourne, FL, Destroyed. Acft obsvd spin into ocean not rcvrd. Plt parachuted dragged across waves wind filled chute-drowned

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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