# NTSB MKC70AK072: Cessna 150H, N22904, Alta, IA, June 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1970
- Place: Alta, IA · ALTA, IA
- Location: 42.6717° N, 95.3045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alta, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6717&lon=-95.3045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70AK072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70AK072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1920  70/6/14    ALTA,IOWA           CESSNA 150H         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1905                    N22904              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      AGE 33, 2692 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STORM LAKE,IOWA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- ACFT OBS DOING ROLLS,LOOPS.NOT CERT FOR TYPE MNVRS.ENTERED SPIN TOP OF LOOP.FLAPS EXTD 10DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22904](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22904-1971-12-27), registration cancelled 1971-12-27, S/N 15068605 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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