# NTSB MIA74AM075: Cessna 150L, N1355Q, Bessemer, AL, February 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1974
- Place: Bessemer, AL · BESSEMER, AL
- Location: 33.4018° N, 86.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bessemer, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4018&lon=-86.9544&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1046  74/2/26    BESSEMER,ALA        CESSNA 150L         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N1355Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSEMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BESSEMER,ALA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- CLSD PATTERN LDGS,PIC IN R SEAT,STDNT PLT L SEAT.PLT AT CTLS UNK.SHOULDER HARNESSES NOT USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1355Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1355Q-1974-04-12), registration cancelled 1974-04-12, S/N 15072655 (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
- Airport: Bessemer

## 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 19740226004109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740226004109A), Feb 26, 1974: Cessna 150L, Bessemer, AL, Destroyed. Clsd pattern ldgs,PIC in r seat,stdnt plt l seat. Plt at ctls unk. Shoulder harnesses not used.

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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