# NTSB MIA7KAM090: Stolcraft 150L, N6571G, Islamorado, FL, June 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1975
- Place: Islamorado, FL · ISLAMORADO, FL
- Location: 24.9243° N, 80.6278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islamorada, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.9243&lon=-80.6278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA7KAM090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA7KAM090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2328  75/6/18  NR.ISLAMORADO,FL      STOLCRAFT 150L      CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 27, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1015                    N6571G              PX-  1  0  0  FISH SPOTTING             TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARATHON,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT DIRECTOR OF METRO FISHING TOURNAMENT.ACFT OBSVD FLYING VERY SLOW,NOSE HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6571G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6571G-1977-10-28), registration cancelled 1977-10-28, S/N 150-72071 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLCRAFT 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 19750618026909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750618026909A), Jun 18, 1975: Cessna 150L, Islamorado, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt director of metro fishing tournament. Acft obsvd flying very slow,nose high.

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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