# Accident 19770214003109A: Cessna 150H, Mer Rouge, LA, February 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1977
- Place: Mer Rouge, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 32.7769° N, 91.7944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mer Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7769&lon=-91.7944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23494, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23494-1977-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 155 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770214003109A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED IN WATER AND SANK BELOW THE SURFACE

## 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 FTW77FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA036), Feb 14, 1977: Cessna 150H (N23494), Mer Rouge, 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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