# NTSB NYC73AN006: Cessna 150G, N8442J, Arcola, VA, July 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1972
- Place: Arcola, VA · ARCOLA, VA
- Location: 38.9443° N, 77.5342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcola, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9443&lon=-77.5342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1005   72/7/6    ARCOLA,VA           CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N8442J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLASCOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCOLA,VA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- IP TOLD PLT TO PRACTICE STALLS IN LOCAL AREA.PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO ENTER SPIN.HAD 4 SOLO HRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8442J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8442J-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 15066342, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Glascock

## Other investigations on N8442J (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN69D0021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0021), Jun 14, 1968: Cessna 150 (N8442J), Greeley, CO, substantial damage

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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