# Accident 19730514011839A: Cessna 150L, Baton Rouge, LA, May 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1973
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Ryan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18043, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18043-2018-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 87 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730514011839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THOUGHT LGTD AREA RYAN ARPT.ATMTD GOARND.DUE POOR ENG RESPONSE,LNDD.R MAG DIST CAP CRACKED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW73FRD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD24), May 14, 1973: Cessna 150L (N18043), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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