# NTSB NYC72AN115: Cessna 150L, N1670Q, Stevensville, MD, March 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1972
- Place: Stevensville, MD · STEVENSVILLE, MD
- Location: 38.9744° N, 76.3185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevensville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9744&lon=-76.3185&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0113  72/3/18    STEVENSVILLE,MD     CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 118
        TIME - 1745                    N1670Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY BRIDGE INDUST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT MADE 3 LOW PASSES OVER PARENTS HOME. WAS OBS TO YELL TO PERSON ON GRND,THEN LOSE CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1670Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1670Q-1972-06-17), registration cancelled 1972-06-17, S/N 150-72970 (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
- Airport: Bay Bridge Indust

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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