# NTSB FTW72DRJ12: Cessna 150, N8353M, Alexandria, LA, October 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1971
- Place: Alexandria, LA · ALEXANDRIA, LA
- Location: 31.2934° N, 92.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2934&lon=-92.4702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3505  71/10/23   ALEXANDRIA,LA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1305                    N8353M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDRIA-PINEVL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               SHREVEPORT,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- RWY SLOPES.DMG TO PROP AND COWLING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8353M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8353M-1990-02-05), registration cancelled 1990-02-05, S/N A15000053 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alexandria-Pinevl

## Other investigations on N8353M (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 LAX83LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA355), Jul 23, 1983: Cessna A150K (N8353M), Stonyford, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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