Cessna A150K N8344M
4 November 1972 · Wentzville, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 November 1972 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna A150K registered N8344M was involved in an accident during in flight near Wentzville, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wentzville, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A150K
- Registration
- N8344M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3937
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INTENTIONAL SPIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A150K accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1972 | Cessna A150K | Daggett, California, United States | Barstow Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1972 | Cessna A150K | Oakley, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1972 | Cessna A150K | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1973 | Cessna A150K | McArthur, Ohio, United States | Centurion Avia | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1973 | Cessna A150K | Louviers, Colorado, United States | Top of Nation | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jun 1973 | Cessna A150K | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |