# NTSB FTW73FPG40: Cessna 150F, N8218S, Conway, AR, March 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1973
- Place: Conway, AR · CONWAY, AR
- Location: 35.0887° N, 92.4421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conway, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0887&lon=-92.4421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0375   73/3/8    CONWAY,ARK          CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 243
        TIME - 1900                    N8218S              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,ARK             CONWAY,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT AWARE OF DISPLACED RWY THRESHOLD AND 50FT HI TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8218S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8218S-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 15061818 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Conway

## 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 19730308004599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730308004599A), Mar 8, 1973: Cessna 150F, Conway, AR, Substantial damage. Plt aware of displaced rwy threshold and 50FT hi trees.

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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