# NTSB SEA70AS041: Cessna 150J, N50493, Wenatchee, WA, May 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1970
- Place: Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70AS041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70AS041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0855  70/5/11    WENATCHEE,WASH      CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 145
        TIME - 1400                    N50493              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WASH              WENATCHEE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50493](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50493-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N 15069343, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: 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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