# NTSB MIA74DKT57: Cessna 150, N60106, Gamboa, St. Pierre & Miquelon, March 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1974
- Place: Gamboa, St. Pierre & Miquelon · GAMBOA,CZ, Panama
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0851   74/3/9    GAMBOA,CZ           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N60106              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 2406 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            340 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAMBOA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAMBOA,CZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- STUDENTS SEAT SLID REARWARD CAUSING HIM TO PULL BACK ON THE CTL WHEEL AND THROTTLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60106](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60106-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 15070072 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gamboa

## 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 19740309008229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740309008229A), Mar 9, 1974: Cessna 150J, Gamboa, Destroyed. Students seat slid rearward causing him to pull back on the ctl wheel and throttle.

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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