# Accident 19730726021209A: Cessna A150K, Baton Rouge, LA, July 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1973
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- 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: N8359M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8359M-1974-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730726021209A

## Narrative

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

PLT BECAME DISORIENTED IN VICINITY OF DEST.FUEL EXHAUSTED BEFOR DSN DTRMND.

## 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 FTW74DRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD04), Jul 26, 1973: Cessna 150K (N8359M), Baton Rouge, LA, destroyed

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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