FTW70DRD19

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Crowley, LA · April 10, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 10, 1970
Place
Crowley, LA · CROWLEY, LA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7148CCessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
134011

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1348  70/4/10    CROWLEY,LA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N7148C              PX-  0  0  1  SOLO                      HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARTER AIR STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROWLEY,LA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TURNED ACFT R TO AVOID COWS ON END OF STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N7148C
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Carter Air Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.