# NTSB FTW67F0445: Cessna 150, N8918S, Lafayette, LA, February 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1967
- Place: Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 2019
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0445
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0445

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0500  67/2/14    LAFAYETTE,LA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N8918S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR STEERING LINKAGE P/N S-1107-3 FAILED DUE INSTANTANEOUS OVERLOADS.NO EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8918S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8918S-1972-11-08), registration cancelled 1972-11-08, S/N 15062218 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lafayette

## Other investigations on N8918S (2)

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 MKC72DER41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DER41), Feb 12, 1972: Cessna 150F (N8918S), Princeton, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0528](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0528), Apr 1, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8918S), Lafayette, 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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