# NTSB NYC69F0339: Cessna 150F, N8951S, Fire Island, NY, February 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1969
- Place: Fire Island, NY · FIRE ISLAND, NY
- Location: 40.6366° N, 73.2049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fire Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6366&lon=-73.2049&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191375
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0339
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0339

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0244  69/2/22    FIRE ISLAND,NY      CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 750
        TIME - 1100                    N8951S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8951S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8951S-1971-02-17), registration cancelled 1971-02-17, S/N 15062251 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Zahns

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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