# NTSB FTW71AF067: Cessna 310L, N13PS, Crowley, LA, April 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1971
- 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: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0331   71/4/1    CROWLEY,LA          CESSNA 310L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1500
        TIME - 2100                    N13PS               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LE GROS MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JASPER,TEX                  LAFAYETTE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO KNOWN AREA OF TSTMS. PLT HAD FILED FOR ENROUTE DEST,BUT AIR FILED FOR HOME BASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N13PS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Le Gros Memorial

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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