# Accident 19760521013059A: Cessna 150L, Lake Charles, LA, May 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1976
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Mcfillen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11265, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11265-2018-01-02) (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: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760521013059A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED. PLT HAD 1.2 HRS SOLO.

## 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 FTW76DRD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD49), May 21, 1976: Cessna 150 (N11265), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11265 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790707019959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707019959I), Jul 7, 1979: Cessna 150L (N11265), Brogue, PA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost control during landing roll. 2200 ft runway had undulating surface and down slope.
- [Accident 19741123039149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741123039149A), Nov 23, 1974: Cessna 150L (N11265), Orange, TX, Substantial damage. Acft nose gear collapsed after hard touchdown in overrun.3rd ldg of 1st solo.

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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