# Accident 19731117036679A: Cessna 150D, Melville, LA, November 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1973
- Place: Melville, LA
- Airport: Hanks Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.6920° N, 91.7505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6920&lon=-91.7505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4113U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4113U-1974-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74AF031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731117036679A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE,VEERED L OF STRIP.UN CLEAR TREES NEXT TO RWY.STRIP LTD ON 1 SIDE OF RWY ONLY.

## 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 FTW74AF031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF031), Nov 17, 1973: Cessna 150D (N4113U), Melville, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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