# NTSB SEA71AS022: Cessna A150K, Eagle, ID, October 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: October 15, 1970
- Place: Eagle, ID · EAGLE, ID
- Location: 43.6954° N, 116.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, April 7, 1971
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2697  70/10/15   EAGLE,ID            CESSNA A150K        CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1502                    N8321M              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  AGE 30, 2595 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED FLYING APRX 100FT AGL DOWN A CANYON.HIT GND STEEP NOSE DWN ATTITUDE
```

## Sequence of events

- Maneuvering-low-alt flying

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8321M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8321M-1971-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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