Larry Dighera wrote:
"Maule Driver" wrote in message
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As I recall, there is a bit of horizontal stabilizer reinforcement and not
much else.

On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 11:37:07 -0700, "RST Engineering"
wrote in :

The 150/152 were certified in the normal/utility category which, as I
recall, carries a G rating of 3.8/4.4 positive and 1.52/1.76 negative.

The 150 Aerobat was certified in the aerobatic category which carries a
+6 -3 G rating.

But, was Vne increased?

Those limits apply to properly maintained airplanes, not those
that have been neglected, abused or otherwise poorly treated. I've seen
serious corrosion in 150 wings that would have weakened them; the
insides of struts can corrode from condensation; The stabilizer spars
can be cracked by pushing down on the tail to swing the nose around
during ground handling (though the 172 is more prone to that). A failed
stab allows the airplane go instantly go over onto its back and the
wings fail downward a la Bonanza or 210.
Who knows; maybe there was hardware missing. I once came across a
172 that had no nuts on the lower strut attach bolts, and those bolts
were working their way out. There are some real horror stories out
there.
But I would still suspect loss of control and a hard pull-up
when the ground appeared. The usual scenario in the Bonanza/210 crash.

Dan