# NTSB OAK75APO43: Cessna A150L, N6074J, Morgan Hill, CA, March 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1975
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA · MORGAN HILL, CA
- Location: 37.1325° N, 121.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-121.6419&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75APO43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75APO43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0290  75/3/16  NR.MORGAN HILL,CA     CESSNA A150L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N6074J              PX-  1  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- RECOVERED TOO LATE FROM INTNTL SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6074J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6074J-1975-04-18), registration cancelled 1975-04-18, S/N A1500374 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (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 19750316004609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750316004609A), Mar 16, 1975: Cessna A150L, Morgan Hill, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovered too late from intntl spin.

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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