# NTSB NYC73AN119: Cessna 150, N18521, York, NY, March 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1973
- Place: York, NY · YORK, NY
- Location: 42.8696° N, 77.8872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of York, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8696&lon=-77.8872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0141   73/3/2    YORK,NY             CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N18521              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LE ROY,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18521](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18521-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 15073910 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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 19730302006489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730302006489A), Mar 2, 1973: Cessna A150K, York, NY, 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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