# NTSB FTW67D0138: Cessna 150, N8459G, Freemason Isle, LA, August 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1966
- Place: Freemason Isle, LA · FREEMASON ISLE, LA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0138

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2068  66/8/16    FREEMASON ISLE LA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 253
        TIME - 1515                    N8459G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEMASON ISLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8459G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8459G-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 15062559, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Freemason Isle

## Other investigations on N8459G (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 FTW68F0240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0240), Sep 24, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8459G), Westwego, LA, substantial damage

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.

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