# NTSB SEA73AS022: Cessna 150L, N5333Q, Estacada, OR, February 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1973
- Place: Estacada, OR · ESTACADA, OR
- Location: 45.2982° N, 122.3324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Estacada, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2982&lon=-122.3324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73AS022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0339  73/2/11    ESTACADA,OREG       CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N5333Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROUTDALE,OREG              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PRACTICING STALLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5333Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5333Q-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 15073233 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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 19730211004839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730211004839A), Feb 11, 1973: Cessna 150L, Estacada, OR, Destroyed. Practicing stalls.

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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