# NTSB MKC73AK062: Cessna 150L, N5243Q, Medinan, ND, April 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1973
- Place: Medinan, ND · MEDINAN, ND
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73AK062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0675  73/4/16    MEDINAN,N DAK       CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1855                    N5243Q              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 74 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMESTOWN,N DAK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5243Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5243Q-1973-04-27), registration cancelled 1973-04-27, S/N 15073143, built 1972 (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

## 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 19730416008899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730416008899A), Apr 16, 1973: Cessna A150K, Medinan, ND, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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