# NTSB FTW73FRD24: Cessna 150L, N18043, Baton Rouge, LA, May 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1973
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1019  73/5/14    BATON ROUGE,LA      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 0030                    N18043              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 87 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ORLANDO,FLA                 LAFAYETTE,LA                 PENSACOLA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- THOUGHT LGTD AREA RYAN ARPT.ATMTD GOARND.DUE POOR ENG RESPONSE,LNDD.R MAG DIST CAP CRACKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18043](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18043-2018-12-01), registration cancelled 2018-12-01, S/N 15073755, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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
- Airport: Ryan

## 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 19730514011839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730514011839A), May 14, 1973: Cessna 150L, Baton Rouge, LA, Substantial damage. Thought lgtd area Ryan arpt. Atmtd goarnd. Due poor eng response,lndd.r mag dist cap cracked.

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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