# NTSB MIA76AM017: Cessna 150J, N60363, Windermere, FL, August 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1975
- Place: Windermere, FL · WINDERMERE, FL
- Location: 28.4955° N, 81.5165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windermere, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4955&lon=-81.5165&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3251  75/8/23    WINDERMERE,FL       CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N60363              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAUGUIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDERMERE,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STRUCK GND IN NR VERT ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60363](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60363-1975-12-22), registration cancelled 1975-12-22, S/N 15070254 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mauguire

## 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 19750823035849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750823035849A), Aug 23, 1975: Cessna 150J, Windermere, FL, Destroyed. Struck gnd in nr vert 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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