# NTSB FTW73AF006: Cessna 150H, N7089S, White Castle, LA, August 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1972
- Place: White Castle, LA · WHITE CASTLE, LA
- Location: 30.1617° N, 91.1485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Castle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1617&lon=-91.1485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73AF006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0700   72/8/2    WHITE CASTLE,LA     CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 189
        TIME - 1650                    N7089S              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANNADALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATON ROUGE,LA              WHITE CASTLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LOW FLAT APCH. HIT GRND WIRE ABOVE PWR CABLES ABOUT 90 FT AGL 1500 FT FROM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7089S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7089S-1972-10-05), registration cancelled 1972-10-05, S/N 150-67789, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Annadale

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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