# NTSB FTW70DRD19: Cessna 150, N7148C, Crowley, LA, April 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1970
- Place: Crowley, LA · CROWLEY, LA
- Location: 30.2179° N, 92.3748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crowley, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2179&lon=-92.3748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DRD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7148C-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 15061936, 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: Carter Air Strip

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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