# NTSB FTW73DRD31: Cessna 150G, N4092J, Lockport, LA, May 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1973
- Place: Lockport, LA · LOCKPORT, LA
- Location: 29.6441° N, 90.5316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6441&lon=-90.5316&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1363  73/5/22    LOCKPORT,LA         CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 150
        TIME - 1730                    N4092J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHALMETTE,LA                LOCKPORT,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LNDD ON ROUGH NARROW ROAD IN SUGAR CANE FLD.ACFT VEERED L OFF ROAD HIT SUGAR CANE ROWS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4092J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4092J-2012-11-07), registration cancelled 2012-11-07, S/N 15065392, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730522012899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730522012899A), May 22, 1973: Cessna A150K, Lockport, LA, Substantial damage. Lndd on rough narrow road in sugar cane fld. Acft veered l off road hit sugar cane rows.

## Other investigations on N4092J (2)

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 ATL94LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA026), Dec 4, 1993: Cessna 150 (N4092J), Griffin, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY FOREIGN MATTER BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL TANK VENT SYSTEM.
- [NTSB MIA70F0077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0077), Jul 29, 1969: Cessna 150G (N4092J), Gulfport, MS, substantial damage

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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