# NTSB FTW74AF003: Beech A60, N7658D, New Orleans, LA, July 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1973
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2433  73/7/18    NEW ORLEANS,LA      BEECH A60           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 8000
        TIME - 2145                    N7658D              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          YAKIMA,WASH                 NEW ORLEANS,LA               TULSA,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- SURROUNDING AREA SPARSELY LTD. ACFT DEBRIS & OCCUPANTS RECOVERED FROM LAKE. NO APCH LTG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7658D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7658D-1973-10-18), registration cancelled 1973-10-18, S/N P-158 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- Registry model: [Beech A60](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60) (registry code 1153604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lakefront

## 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 19730718028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730718028299A), Jul 18, 1973: Beech A658200, New Orleans, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Surrounding area sparsely ltd. acft debris & occupants recovered from lake. No apch ltg.

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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